Place:Atchison, Missouri, United States

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NameAtchison
Alt namesAtchisonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates40.433°N 95.4°W
Located inMissouri, United States     (1845 - )
See alsoBuchanan, Missouri, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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 County in 1843. The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and named for U.S. Senator David Rice Atchison from Missouri.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1845 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1845 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1845 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1845 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1845 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1883 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 1,678
1860 4,649
1870 8,440
1880 14,556
1890 15,533
1900 16,501
1910 13,604
1920 13,008
1930 13,421
1940 12,897
1950 11,127
1960 9,213
1970 9,240
1980 8,605
1990 7,457

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Atchison County, Missouri, United States

Research Tips

External links

www.rootsweb.com/~moatchis/atchison.html


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