Welcome to Atlas ...Atlas is located in Upshur County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Atlas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884. Atlas is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Atlas lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Atlas: 304 & 681<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 Wisconsin. 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.
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> For more details, see References and Mentions for Atlas. Footnotes ...
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