Welcome to Atlantic ...

Atlantic is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atlantic, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Atlantic is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Atlantic ...

While we believe that this Atlantic is located in Crawford County, we know of another 4 Pennsylvania communities named Atlantic. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clearfield, Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 21 communities that are also named Atlantic - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts (4), Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Atlantic ...

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

• Hermitage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <3>
• Meadville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <3>
• Greenville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Sharpsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
  • Sharpsville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <3>
• Mercer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <3>
• Andover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
• Cochranton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
  • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <3>
• Stoneboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneboro
  • Stoneboro is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneboro <3>
• Linesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
  • Linesville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <3>
• Saegertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
  • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people

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 Atlantic. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atlantic.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atlantic ...

Looking for more information about Atlantic? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Atlantic, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Atlantic.

Adding Atlantic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atlantic 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 Atlantic was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Atlantic post office opened in 1872.

We also found Atlantic in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atlantic.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/