Atchison, California

Atchison is a former settlement in Contra Costa County, California.^[1] It was located 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Richmond.^[1] Its site has now been incorporated by Richmond. The town was most noted as the local headquarters of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, after which it was named.^[1]

A post office operated at Atchison from 1903 to 1911.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 689. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Contra Costa County, California, United States

County seat: Martinez

Cities and towns	Antioch Brentwood Clayton Concord Danville El Cerrito Hercules Lafayette Martinez Moraga Oakley Orinda Pinole Pittsburg Pleasant Hill Richmond San Pablo San Ramon Walnut Creek

CDPs	Acalanes Ridge Alamo Alhambra Valley Bay Point Bayview Bethel Island Blackhawk Byron Camino Tassajara Castle Hill Clyde Contra Costa Centre Crockett Diablo Discovery Bay East Richmond Heights El Sobrante Kensington Knightsen Montalvin Manor Mountain View Norris Canyon North Gate North Richmond Pacheco Port Costa Reliez Valley Rodeo Rollingwood San Miguel Saranap Shell Ridge Tara Hills Vine Hill

Unincorporated communities	Alamo Oaks Arbor Avon Bancroft Bayo Vista Bayview-Montalvin Bixler Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara Bridgehead Canyon Christie Cornwall Crolona Heights Diamond Eastport Four Corners Franklin Canyon Gateley Glen Frazer Hasford Heights Herpoco Hookston Las Juntas Los Medanos Luzon Maltby Marsh Creek Springs McAvoy Meinert Monsanto Muir Neroly Newlove Nichols Oleum Orwood Ozol Rheem Rock City Selby Shore Acres Sobrante Sparkle Stege Tassajara Tormey Valle Vista Valona Waldon Walnut Heights Werner

Ghost towns	Acelanus Ambrose Atchison Eckley Empire Giant (Nitro) Hooper Horse Haven Judsonville Junction Nortonville Ohmer Point of Timber Port Chicago Schmidtville Somersville Stewartville Tammukan West Hartley Winehaven

Coordinates: 37°56′01″N 122°22′18″W / 37.93361°N 122.37167°W / 37.93361; -122.37167

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