Welcome to Athol ...

Athol is located in Laramie County<1>.

Athol is 6,300 feet [1,920 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Athol is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Athol: 307

Communities Also Named Athol ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Athol - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri (2), New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Athol ...

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

• Cheyenne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cheyenne is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <3>
• Speer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Speer is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer
• South Greeley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Greeley is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greeley
• Carr
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Carr is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carr <3>
• Ranchettes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ranchettes is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchettes
• Dover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dover is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Bulger
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bulger is located in Larimer County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
• Granite Canon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Granite Canon is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Canon
• Nunn
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Nunn is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunn <3>
• Waverly
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waverly is located in Larimer County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Athol ...

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

Adding Athol to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Athol 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 Athol was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Athol.