Incorporated: 1767
Population: 6,626
County Name: Rockingham
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Atkinson
21 Academy Avenue
Atkinson, NH 03811

Phone: 603-362-5761
Fax: 603-362-5305
Website: www.town-atkinsonnh.com

Origin:
Named for Colonel Theodore Atkinson, whose farm once covered nearly all of the area set aside from Plaistow that became the town. He was a brother-in-law to Governor Benning Wentworth, and served as secretary of the colony until the Revolution.

More about Atkinson:
The Atkinson Historical Society houses an extensive collection of research materials for local history and genealogy.