Welcome to Athol ...

Athol is located in the Adirondacks.

Athol is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Athol, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

Athol is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Athol lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Athol is within the boundaries of the (518) area code.

The ZIP code for Athol: 12810<3>

Communities Also Named Athol ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Athol - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Athol.

Communities near Athol ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Athol.

• Glens Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Falls
  • Glens Falls is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glens Falls <4>
• Hudson Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Falls
  • Hudson Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Falls <4>
• South Glens Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
  • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
• Corinth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
• Lake George
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
  • Lake George is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <4>
• Fort Ann
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ann
  • Fort Ann is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ann <4>
• Stony Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <4>
• Bolton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Bolton is located in Warren County
• Riverbank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Riverbank is located in Warren County
• Bolton Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Landing
  • Bolton Landing is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton Landing <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 Athol. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Athol.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Athol. 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 Athol.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Athol. See our Newspapers Page for Athol.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Athol ...

Looking for more information about Athol? 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 Athol, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Athol.

Adding Athol to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Athol 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 Athol was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Athol post office opened in 1823.

We also found Athol in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Athol.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Athol. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/