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Welcome to Atlas ...

Atlas is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atlas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Atlas is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Atlas: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Atlas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Atlas - they are located in Alabama, California, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Atlas ...

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

  • North Branch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Rush City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Saint Croix Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rock Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Harris is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <4>
  • Shafer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Shafer is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafer <4>
  • Frederic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Frederic is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Luck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Luck is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • Taylors Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atlas ...

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

Adding Atlas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Atlas post office opened in 1895. The Atlas post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atlas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atlas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Atlas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Atlas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/