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Missouri Counties

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Missouri Counties

Missouri has 114 Counties and one independent city. St. Louis City is separate from St. Louis County and is referred to as a "city not within a county."

Atchison County, Missouri

Atchison County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Rock Port
Year Organized: 1845
Square Miles: 545

Court House:

PO Box 280
County Courthouse
Rock Port, MO 64482-0280

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for David Rice Atchison, United States senator.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of Atchison County, Missouri

Organized February 14, 1845, from Holt County and The boundaries for Allen County were defined by the legislature in 1843 and attached to Holt County in 1845 and named in honor of David R. Atchison, who was then a senator from Missouri. (SESSION LAWS, 1844-1845, p. 34; Davis & Durrie, p. 316; HIST. HOLT & ATCH. 1882, p. 585; HIST. HARR. 1888, p. 182; BIOG. HIST. ATCH. p. 7; ATCH. CO. MAIL, Aug. 5, 1827, p. 1)

Source: Ewing, Martha K. "Place Names In The Northwest Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1929.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Fairfax	city	Incorporated Area
- Rock Port (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Tarkio	city	Incorporated Area
- Watson	village	Incorporated Area
- Westboro	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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