Ater, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°31′24″N 97°51′40″W / 31.52333°N 97.86111°W / 31.52333; -97.86111
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Coryell
Elevation	843 ft (257 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	254
GNIS feature ID	1379371[1]

Ater is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

Ater is located a mile north of Farm to Market Road 2412 on the Leon River's south bank, 9 mi (14 km) northwest of Gatesville in northwestern Coryell County.^[2]

Ater has been a part of the Jonesboro Independent School District since 1939.^[2]