Atkins is an unincorporated community in Morrill County, Nebraska, United States.[1]
Atkins, Nebraska | |
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Coordinates: 41°43′26″N 103°12′55″W / 41.72389°N 103.21528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Morrill |
History
editAtkins was a station on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.[2] The community was named for Col. A. W. Atkins.[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atkins, Nebraska
- ^ Sedgwick, Theron E. (1921). York County, Nebraska and Its People: Together with a Condensed History of the State. S.J. Clarke. p. 130.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 103. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
External links
editMedia related to Atkins, Nebraska at Wikimedia Commons
41°43′26″N 103°12′55″W / 41.72389°N 103.21528°W