Atkinson 68713 (MM 290)
Located on U.S. Highway 20 and Nebraska Highway 11, Atkinson is in the prosperous irrigated farming and cattle producing area of the Nebraska Sand Hills.
Atkinson is a city in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.
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- Holt County, Nebraska
- 1,306
- 2,106 ft (642 m)
The first settlement at Atkinson was made circa 1875. Atkinson was platted in 1880, when the railroad was extended to that point. Atkinson was named for Col. John Atkinson, an original owner of the town site
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