Atwood, Indiana

Atwood, Indiana
Atwood, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Methodist church
	Atwood Atwood
	Coordinates: 41°15′39″N 85°58′31″W / 41.26083°N 85.97528°WCoordinates: 41°15′39″N 85°58′31″W / 41.26083°N 85.97528°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Kosciusko
Township	Prairie
Elevation	823 ft (251 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46502
FIPS code	18-02638
GNIS feature ID	430332

Atwood is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History

Originally named "Mount Ruska," Atwood was laid out as a village on September 29, 1857. It was an important trading point due to the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railway passing through its boundaries. By a petition of the citizens in 1865, the town's name was officially changed to Atwood.^[4]

The post office at Atwood has been in operation since 1864.^[5]

Geography

Atwood is located at 41°15′39″N 85°58′31″W / 41.26083°N 85.97528°W / 41.26083; -85.97528, near Hoffman Lake.

Schools

Atwood was home to the Atwood Greyhounds. Those who had attended Atwood Elementary now attend Warsaw Community High School.

Notable people

Harold Achor; Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
Emery Andrew Rovenstine; renowned anesthesiologist
Hobart Creighton; Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives (1942-1948), Republican nominee for Indiana Governor (1948)

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Atwood, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
^ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 734.
^ "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 5, 2017.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[3] "Atwood, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-10.

[4] Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 734.

[5] "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 5, 2017.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Warsaw
Cities	Nappanee‡ Warsaw
Towns	Burket Claypool Etna Green Leesburg Mentone Milford North Webster Pierceton Sidney Silver Lake Syracuse Winona Lake
Townships	Clay Etna Franklin Harrison Jackson Jefferson Lake Monroe Plain Prairie Scott Seward Tippecanoe Turkey Creek Van Buren Washington Wayne
Unincorporated communities	Atwood Barbee Bayfield Beaver Dam Bell Rohr Park Buttermilk Point Cedar Point Clunette Enchanted Hills Forest Glen Gravelton‡ Hastings Highbanks Highlands Park Island Park Kalorama Park Kanata Manayunk Kinsey Lakeside Park Lakeview Spring Milford Junction Mineral Springs Monoquet Oakwood Park Oswego Packerton Palestine Pickwick Park Potawatomi Park Redmon Park Sevastopol Shady Banks South Park Stony Ridge Vawter Park Walker Park Wawasee Wawasee Village Wooster
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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