The Sallie House is a haunted house and tourist attraction located in Atchison, Kansas. The house dates back to the mid-1800s, and is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young girl named Sallie, though Sallie is also thought to be a facade for something more demonic. The house has been vacant since the 1990s.
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 David Atchison, a U.S. Senator from Missouri and border ruffian during the "Bleeding Kansas" era.
Lancaster is a city in Lancaster Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 246.
Atchison is a city in and the county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States, along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885. The city is named in honor of US Senator David Rice Atchison from Missouri and was the original eastern terminus of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Atchison is also the home of Benedictine College.
Muscotah is a city in Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 155. Muscotah was named after the Kickapoo Native American word for "prairie".
Effingham is a city in Benton Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 495.
Huron is a city in Lancaster Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 74.
The Amelia Earhart Birthplace is a historic building and museum that was the birthplace of aviator Amelia Earhart. It is located at 223 N. Terrace St. in Atchison, Kansas, United States.
Amelia Earhart Airport (FAA LID: K59) is a city-owned airport two miles west of Atchison, in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. It is named for Atchison native Amelia Earhart.
Atchison County Community High School is a public secondary school in Effingham, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 7–12. It is operated by Atchison County USD 377 public school district. The school colors are orange and black. The average annual enrollment is approximately 325 students.
The Atchison Storage Facility, commonly known as the Atchison Caves, is a 2.7 million square foot underground storage facility in a former pillar limestone mine 50 to 150 feet (15 to 46 m) below the ground in the Missouri River bluffs at Atchison, Kansas. The bunker complex was a secure U.S. government storage facility from World War II until 2013.
The Campbell Chapel AME Church is a church at 715 Atchison Street in Atchison, Kansas. It was built in 1878 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Cummings is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States. Cummings is 9.5 miles (15.3 km) southwest of Atchison. Cummings has a post office with ZIP code 66016.
Ebenezer Baptist Church is a church at 826 Riley in Atchison, Kansas. It was built during the period from 1911 to about 1923. In 1911 they benefited from the generosity of either Andrew Carnegie or John Rockefeller to acquire their pipe organ. They had written to both men; and the organ company received a check, but from whom remains unknown ("the flock does not know whether to thank the oil magnate or the ironmaster").
The Glick–Orr House in Atchison, Kansas was built in 1913. It was designed by architect Louis Curtiss. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Lancaster Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 818.
Maur Hill–Mount Academy is a coed Catholic, college prep, boarding high school in Atchison, Kansas. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and sponsored by the St. Benedict's Abbey (monastery) and Mount St. Scholastica (convent) in Atchison, KS. It became Maur Hill–Mount Academy with the merger of the two long established schools: Maur Hill Prep School (1919) was an all-boys school and Mount St. Scholastica Academy (1863), an all-girls school.
Potter is an unincorporated community in Mount Pleasant Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States. It is located at the intersection of 210th Rd (formerly K-74 highway) and Rawlins Rd, approximately 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Atchison.
St. Patrick's Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Atchison, Kansas. The stone church was built in 1866 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Atchison, Kansas, United States.
Farmington is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States.
Larry Wilcox Stadium is a sport stadium in Atchison, Kansas, United States. The facility is primarily used by Benedictine College for college football, track and field. It is also host to other university and city athletic and non-athletic events including local high school football games.
Monrovia is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. Monrovia is located at 39°31′27″N 95°20′46″W.
Arrington is an unincorporated community in Kapioma Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States.
Oak Mills is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.
Parnell is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.
Shannon is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.
Good Intent is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.
Port Williams is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.