Welcome to Atkinson ...
The city of Atkinson is located in Holt County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Atkinson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Atkinson has a population of 1,231 people<2> (see below for details).
Atkinson is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Atkinson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Atkinson: 402 & 531<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Atkinson had an population of 1,231 people. This is a decrease of 1.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.05% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Atkinson had a population of 1,245 people (or 11.93% of the total population of Holt County). This makes Atkinson the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Atkinson represents 0.07% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,245 people, the population of Atkinson has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,244 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Atkinson.
Communities Also Named Atkinson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Atkinson - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Utah and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Atkinson.
Communities near Atkinson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atkinson.
- O'Neill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- O'Neill is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,537 people
- O'Neill has also been known as:
- O'Neill City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Neill <5>
- Stuart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
- Stuart is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <5>
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
- Emmet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Emmet is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmet <5>
- Inez ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Cleveland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Amelia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Amelia is located in Holt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia <5>
- Dustin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Dustin is located in Holt County
- Mariaville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mariaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Mariaville is located in Rock County
- Chambers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Chambers is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambers <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Atkinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atkinson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Atkinson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atkinson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Atkinson. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Atkinson.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atkinson ...
Looking for more information about Atkinson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Atkinson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Atkinson.
Adding Atkinson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Atkinson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Atkinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Atkinson post office opened in 1878.
We also found Atkinson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Atkinson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atkinson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Holt County: www.co.holt.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Holt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Atkinson. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atkinson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Atkinson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Atkinson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |