Atchison
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Atchison may refer to:

Places
In the United States:
  • Atchison, California
    Atchison, California
    Atchison is a former settlement in Contra Costa County, California. It was located southeast of Richmond. Its site has now been incorporated by Richmond. The town was most noted as the local headquarters of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, after which it was named.A post office...

  • Atchison, Kansas
    Atchison, Kansas
    Atchison is a city situated along the Missouri River in the eastern part of Atchison County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,021. It is the county seat and most populous city of Atchison County...

    , a city
  • Atchison County, Kansas
    Atchison County, Kansas
    Atchison County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,924. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. The county is named in honor of David Rice Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri...

  • Atchison County, Missouri
    Atchison County, Missouri
    Atchison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 5,685. Its county seat is Rock Port. The county was organized in 1845 and named for David Rice Atchison, U.S...



People
  • David Rice Atchison
    David Rice Atchison
    David Rice Atchison was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years...

    , US senator from Missouri


Railroad
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
    Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
    The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...

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