Atchison may refer to:

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Atchison, California Atchison was a post office in Contra Costa County, California. It was established in 1903, southeast of the Richmond post office. Atchison was named after the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , ...

, a former settlement *

Atchison, Kansas Atchison is a city in, and the county seat of, Atchison County, Kansas, United States, along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885. The city is named in honor of US Senator ...

, a city *

Atchison County, Kansas Atchison County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 16,348. The county was named in honor of Dav ...

Atchison County, Missouri Atchison County is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,305. Its county seat is Rock Port. It was originally known as Allen County when it was detached from Holt ...

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Atchison (surname) Atchison is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Bob Atchison (born 1941), Canadian drag racer * Dave Atchison (born 1979), American drummer and musician * David Rice Atchison (1807–1886), US senator from Missouri * Don Atchis ...

, a list of people with this surname *

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996. The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport; at vario ...

, a former railway company from 1859 to 1996 serving the western half of the United States *"

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" is a popular song written by Harry Warren with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was published in 1944, spanned the hit chart in mid-1945, and won the 1946 Academy Award for Best Original Song, the firs ...

", an Academy Award-winning song which refers to the railroad

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