Athol may refer to:

Places

Scotland

Atholl Atholl or Athole () is a district in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, bordering (in clockwise order, from north-east) Marr, Gowrie, Perth, Strathearn, Breadalbane, Lochaber, and Badenoch. Historically it was a Pictish kingdom, becoming ...

, Scotland, a district in central Scotland

Canada

Athol, Nova Scotia Athol is a very small community along Nova Scotia Route 302, Route 302 in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located between Amherst, Nova Scotia, Amherst and Parrsboro. The community is named after John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl. I ...

, a small community * Athol, Prince Edward County, Ontario, a municipality and census division * Athol, a rural community in

North Glengarry, Ontario North Glengarry is a township (Canada), township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. It is a predominantly rural area located between Ottawa-Gatineau, Montreal and Cornwall, Ontario, Cornwall. Co ...

United States

Athol, Idaho Athol ( ; is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. The population was 709 at the 2020 census, up from 692 in the 2010 census.

, a city * Athol, Kansas, a city * Athol, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Athol, Massachusetts Athol (, ) is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,945 at the 2020 census. History Originally called Pequoiag when settled by Native Americans, the area was subsequently settled by five families in ...

, a town ** Athol (CDP), Massachusetts, a census-designated place within the town * Athol, original name of

Thurman, New York Thurman is a town in the western part of Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 1,199 at the 2000 census. The town is named after John Thurman, an early landow ...

, a town *

Athol, South Dakota Athol is an unincorporated community in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of Athol Township. History Athol was originally named Myrtle City for Myrtle Taylor, the child of a first settler. The community was renamed in 1881 ...

, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

Athol, Queensland Athol is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Athol had a population of 139 people. Geography The Gore Highway passes through Athol, with an intersection of the following road segments in the locality. To t ...

, Australia, a rural locality *

Athol, New Zealand Athol is a small town in Southland, New Zealand. It is located on , 55 km south of Queenstown, halfway between Lumsden and Kingston on the Southern Scenic Route. Farming has always been very important in the district, though in earlier ...

, a town *

Athol Island Athol Island is a small island in the Bahamas, which lies east of Paradise Island, which lies directly off of New Providence island. The island is uninhabited. The island runs west to east. The island is part of the National Marine Park. The n ...

, Bahamas

Buildings

Athol (Henderson, Maryland) Athol is a historic home located at Henderson, Caroline County, Maryland. It is a -story single-pile brick dwelling built around 1825 by William Jones. It has several characteristics common to the few remaining early-19th-century brick three- ...

, a home on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) *

Athol (Simpsonville, Maryland) Located in the Simpsonville area of Columbia in Howard County, Maryland, United States, Athol Plantation. Reverend James Macgill of Scotland, built the plantation house on lands patented in 1730. The stone house was constructed by masons broug ...

, a historic plantation house *

Athol (Edenton, North Carolina) Athol, also known as Benbury Hall and Joshua Skinner House, is a historic plantation house located near Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. It was built about 1857, and is a -story, five-bay, T-shaped Greek Revival style frame dwelling. The ...

, a plantation house on the NRHP *

Athol Manor Athol is a historic slave manor and rectory located in Columbia ( Simpsonville), Howard County, Maryland, U.S. History Athol Manor was built as the neighboring rectory of the Christ Church Guilford, which was built on the site of a 1711 burne ...

, Columbia, Maryland

People

Athol (given name) Athol is a masculine given name. People with the name include: * Athol Cooper (1892–1970), English-born Australian politician * Joe Earl (born 1952 as Athol Earl), New Zealand former rower * Athol Fugard (1932–2025), South African playwright, ...