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Atchison Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°31′39″N 94°58′33″W / 40.5275°N 94.9758°W / 40.5275; -94.9758
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Atchison Township is a township in northwestern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It contains about 55 sections of land.[2] The town of Clearmont lies in its center.

Atchison Township was established in April 1845,[2] and named after David Rice Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atchison Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  2. ^ a b "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

40°31′39″N 94°58′33″W / 40.5275°N 94.9758°W / 40.5275; -94.9758