City of Atkinson, Atkinson Township, Holt County, Nebraska, United States

Overview of Atkinson

• Name:
  Atkinson
• Official Name:
  City of Atkinson
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  United States
  

  Holt County, Nebraska
  

  Atkinson Township (90%)
  Sheridan Township (10%)
  

  Sixth Principal Meridian (99%)
  

  Township 30 North, Range 14 West (90%)
  

  Section 32 (48%)
  Section 29 (21%)
  Section 33 (21%)
  

  Section 4, Township 29 North, Range 14 West (9%)
  
• History (GNIS):
  Settled in 1867 by John Carpenter and named for local landowner Colonel John Atkinson of Detroit, Michigan. (NE-T18/p74) Platted in 1880.
• Surveys:
  Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 14 West
  

  Township 29 North
  

  Sections: 4, 5

  Township 30 North
  

  Sections: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:42.531391242° 31' 53.0"N

  Longitude:-98.978152598° 58' 41.3"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Emmet (Emmet Township) 9.6 mi. SE
  • Kaup Trailer Court (Stuart, Stuart Township) 9.6 mi. NW
  • Stuart (Stuart Township) 9.6 mi. NW
  • Wilson Ranch (Stuart Township) 12.4 mi. NW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Woodlawn 0.7 mi. NW
  • Celia (Sand Creek Township) 11.6 mi. N
• Population:
  1,153
• Elevation:
  642 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  388966996
• Updated Apr 19, 2020