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Welcome to Atoy ...

Atoy is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Atoy is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atoy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Atoy is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Atoy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Atoy ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rusk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <3>
  • Alto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <3>
  • New Summerfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cushing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gallatin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reklaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dextra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • Sacul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atoy ...

Looking for more information about Atoy? 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 Atoy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Atoy.

Adding Atoy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atoy 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 (so far) for Atoy was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atoy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atoy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.