Athol Map
Athol is a city in Smith County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 44.
In 1871, the song Home on the Range was written by Dr. Brewster Higley in a cabin 8 miles north of Athol.
Athol is located at 39°45?57?N 98°55?13?W / 39.76583°N 98.92028°W / 39.76583; -98.92028 (39.765724, -98.920219). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²), all of it land.
Nearby cities include Agra, Kirwin, Portis, Lebanon, Kensington.