Welcome to Atkins ...
So far, we found very little information about Atkins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Atkins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Atkins, please Contact Us.
Atkins would have been located within present day Henderson County<2>.
The location of Atkins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Atkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Atkins had a population of 13,458 people.<4> (see below for details).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Atkins is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: The area where Atkins was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Atkins would have been located in the (731) area code.
Communities Also Named Atkins ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Atkins: This one is located in Henderson County and the other is located in Stewart County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 11 communities that are also named Atkins - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Atkins.
Communities near Atkins ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atkins.
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
- Lavinia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Lavinia is located in Carroll County
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavinia <6>
- Ledbetter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
- Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <6>
- Medina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Medina is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <6>
- Huntingdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
- Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <6>
- Jacks Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
- Jacks Creek is located in Chester County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacks Creek <6>
- Atwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Atkins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atkins.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Atkins. 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 Atkins.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Atkins. See our Newspapers Page for Atkins.
Adding Atkins to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Atkins 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 Atkins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Atkins post office opened in 1879.
We also found Atkins on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Atkins.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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 Atkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Atkins. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atkins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |