Atwood
Atwood is an unincorporated community located in southern Franklin County, Alabama, United States. It is located along Alabama Highway 172 between the towns of Hodges and Vina. Atwood is situated just south of the Bear Creek Reservoir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Alabama
- Also known as: “Atwood, AL” and “Atwood, Alabama”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bear Creek Reservoir.
Bear Creek Reservoir
Reservoir
The Bear Creek Reservoir is a reservoir located in Franklin County, Alabama, along Bear Creek. Bear Creek Dam is one of four Tennessee Valley Authority dams in the area, 68 feet high, creating a maximum flood control capacity of 37,800 acre-feet. Bear Creek Reservoir is situated 2½ miles northeast of Atwood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vina and Hodges.
Vina
Village
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 4.0.
Vina is a town in southwest Franklin County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 358, down from 400 in 2000. Vina is situated 3½ miles west of Atwood.
Hodges
Village
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 4.0.
Hodges is a town in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 265. Hodges was laid out in 1902. Hodges is situated 4½ miles southeast of Atwood.
Atwood
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Franklin, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.36065° or 34° 21′ 38″ northLongitude
-87.99504° or 87° 59′ 42″ westElevation
741 feet (226 metres)Open location code
866J9263+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 153679525OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Atwood” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿特伍德”
- French: “Atwood”
- Irish: “Atwood”
- Persian: “اتوود، آلاباما”
- Persian: “اتوود”
- South Azerbaijani: “آتوود، آلاباما”
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