Atwater is an
unincorporated rural
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hamlet
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in
Shaws Point Township,
Macoupin County,
Illinois
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, United States. Atwater is east-southeast of
Standard City
Standard City is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 135 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Standard City is located in northeastern Macoupin County at . It is northeast of Carlinville, the county seat, and we ...
. There are several homes there, and a grainery, with no other businesses or services. Atwater had a
post office
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, which closed on October 12, 2002.
References
Unincorporated communities in Macoupin County, Illinois
Unincorporated communities in Illinois
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