Welcome to Atwood ...
So far, we found very little information about Atwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Atwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Atwood, please Contact Us.
Atwood would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
Atwood was founded in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Atwood is 6,000 feet [1,829 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Atwood is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Atwood was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Atwood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Atwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Atwood.
Communities near Atwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atwood.
- Gabbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbs
- Gabbs is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gabbs <4>
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in Nye County
- Simon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon
- Simon is located in Mineral County
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Nye County
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Nye County
- Lodi ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Cloverdale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Nye County
- Ione ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Ione is located in Nye County
- Broken Hills ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hills
- Broken Hills is located in Mineral County
- Luning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luning
- Luning is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luning <4>
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 Atwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atwood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Atwood. 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 Atwood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Atwood. See our Newspapers Page for Atwood.
Adding Atwood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Atwood in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Atwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Atwood post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Atwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Atwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |