Atwood is a former mining settlement located 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Mina in Nye County, Nevada.

[3] Atwood was founded in 1901 following the discovery of gold in the Paradise Range by a group consisting of Okey Davis, George Duncan, E.A.

[2] In the summer of 1905, a miner said to the Nevada State Journal that Atwood was a "city of tents", but that lumber was brought in, and that the first permanent structures would be built in the fall of 1905.

[2] These included a hotel, several stores, a dance hall, and a post office, that opened on February 6, 1906.

[2] Also, a short-lived newspaper, called the Fairplay Prospector, was published in 1907, a stage line existed between Atwood and Mina, and a basketball team was formed.

[2][5] The mining settlement revived in the beginning of 1914, when rich ore had been found by Okey Davis south of Atwood.

Butler was organized in February 1915 by Jim Skelton and the first frame house was built subsequently.

Its population rose to 75 in March, and a lodging house, a cookhouse, and a lumber yard were established.