Welcome to Atwell ...

Atwell is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Atwell is located in Callahan County<1>.

The location of Atwell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Atwell is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Atwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Atwell - they are located in Georgia, Missouri, New York and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Atwell ...

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

• Cisco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Cisco is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <4>
• Baird
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
  • Baird is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <4>
• Cross Plains
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <4>
• Rising Star
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star
  • Rising Star is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Star <4>
• Carbon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Carbon is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <4>
• Moran
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
  • Moran is located in Shackelford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <4>
• Putnam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <4>
• Nimrod ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
• Cottonwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
• Rowden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
  • Rowden is located in Callahan County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atwell ...

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

Adding Atwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atwell 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 Atwell was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Atwell in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Atwell post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/