Historical Records and Photo­graphs :

• Atikokan Muni­cipal Ceme­tery. See photos of all of the graves in the Atikokan Municipal Ceme­tery, up to September, 2013. These pages are part of the Canadian Grave­marker Gallery project, whose volunteers hope to photo­graph and index all grave­markers in Canada.
• Little Falls Ceme­tery. See photos of all of the graves in the Little Falls Ceme­tery, up to August, 2008. These pages are part of the Canadian Grave­marker Gallery project, as above.
• Atikokan Area Deaths from 1902 The first person I could find whose death was recorded is Walter Bastard, who drowned in the Atikokan River at Little Falls. His name was recorded as 'Bastardt' in the Winnipeg Tribune. None of these deaths are from the Atikokan Progress – they've been gathered from newspapers world-wide, funeral home websites, and genealogy databases. The list is not complete – I'll add to it from time to time. (Added July 23, 2024)

• 1901 Census of Atikokan & Steep Rock Area. The railroad is under construction and there is no actual settle­ment called "Atikokan", but there's something called "Hardieville", as well as many people living along the Atikokan River, including a medical doctor, a hotel-keeper, and William Felton, who a year later would be Atikokan's first postmaster.
• 1911 Census of Atikokan & Steep Rock Area. The location of people wasn't recorded on this census, only their declared place of residence. These 100 or so people are from Steep Rock, Atikokan, and a mix of other places.
• 1921 Census of Atikokan. There were 197 people listed in Atikokan in this 1921 census. Trans­cribed by Charles Dobie, from the micro­films which are free for anyone to view on Ancestry.com or the Library and Archives Canada website. Corrections are welcome. Surnames familiar to me as Atikokan "old-timers" include Boone, Code, Lewicki, Okroneg, Pascoe, Rawn, Rolling, Zuke.
• 1931 Census of Atikokan & Sapawe. There were 315 people listed in Atikokan, plus 17 in Iron Spur (Sapawe), in this 1931 census. Trans­cribed by Charles Dobie, from the micro­films which are free for anyone to view on Ancestry.com or the Library and Archives Canada website. Ancestry has indexed the names, but please note their name transcriptions are very bad. No excuse for this because the census taker wrote clearly and carefully. Note that Sapawe is listed under its original name: "Iron Spur". As usual, corrections are welcome. The familiar surnames from the 1921 census are still there, with the addition of Graham Harris in Sapawe. People living in Hematite, Big Falls, Banning, Elizabeth, Abiwin, La Seine, Calm Lake, Flanders, and Kawene, are also included. (Section added June 8, 2023; Completed June 14.)
• Photo Album of George John­son, c.1925-30. Many thanks to David Black, of Wash­ington State, for these 27 photos taken by his grand­father, George Johnson. George was born in Port Arthur in 1895, and when these photos were taken he owned six logging and mill camps between Crooked Pine Lake (east of Sapawe) and Atikokan. The photos show general views of camp buildings as well as some of the workers. One photo is of down­town Atikokan. The only people identi­fied are Bill Cuff and George John­son.
• Summer of 1938: From the Memoirs of Rev. James Carder. In 1938 James Carder was a student minister sent by the United Church to Atikokan and Mine Center for a summer mission. This is a short chapter from his un-published memoirs. The only names mentioned are Mr. & Mrs. Hoover and their son Kenneth, of Mine Centre.
• Photos of Atikokan, Mostly From Postcards.
  • Thirteen aerial photos of Atikokan, 1950's to 1970's. One of the photos shows the old and new (present) O'Brien Street bridges standing side by side while the new bridge was being built. There are links to larger versions of some photos.
  • Two Hotel Steep Rock Postcards, 1950s. One card by The Camera Shop, Port Arthur, was postmarked 1956, and even then the "R" was missing from the hotel's metal sign. The other card, with a different view of the hotel was taken about the same time, and has no publisher identification.
  • Main Street Atikokan in the early 1950's. This postcard image shows Main Street jammed with cars.
  • Downtown Atikokan, About 1960. Postcard photo looking east from the Park Theatre all the way up Main St. A couple of 1960 Pontiac station wagons have helped to date this photo.
  • Atikokan River, Undated Postcard. Photo was taken from the bailey bridge next to the White St. ballpark. Card was published by The Camera Shop, Port Arthur, and was purchased on ebay.
• Atikokan Businesses – An alphabetical list of bus­in­es­ses in Atikokan from pioneer days to 2015. Researched by Susan Bryk.
  • See the list in table format. Easy to read if your screen is tablet size or wider. Smaller devices will require side scrolling. (Revised March 7, 2023)
  • See the list in document format. Easy to read on all screen widths – listings are arranged in paragraphs which are never wider than your screen. (Revised March 7, 2023)

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