Atchison County, Kansas, USA
County or equivalent
Location overview
Atchison County is in northeastern Kansas in the Glacial Hills region along the Missouri River. Its county seat is the city of Atchison. Established in 1855 as one of Kansas Territory’s original counties, it was named for U.S. Sen. David Rice Atchison of Missouri. River travel and railroads shaped its early settlement and commerce. The landscape includes the Deer and Independence creek valleys and soils shaped by glaciation.