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Welcome to Atkinson ...

Atkinson is located in Summit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atkinson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Atkinson is 6,460 feet [1,969 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Atkinson is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Atkinson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Atkinson: 435

Communities Also Named Atkinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Atkinson - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Washington.

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

Communities near Atkinson ...

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

  • Cottonwood Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Holladay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Heber City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
    • Heber City is located in Wasatch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
    • Heber City has also been known as:
    • Heber
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <3>
  • Park City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Midway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Wasatch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
  • Kamas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
    • Kamas is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <3>
  • Oakley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Francis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Francis is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Coalville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hideout
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
    • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 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 Atkinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atkinson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atkinson ...

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

Adding Atkinson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atkinson 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 Atkinson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Atkinson on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atkinson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Summit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atkinson - 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.
<4>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.