Athelstane Township is a township in Clay County, Kansas, United States.

It was named after Athelstaneford, Scotland when Robert Hamilton, an early settler, selected the name for the post office.

[1] Athelstane Township covers an area of 36.07 square miles (93.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Athelstane.

This article about a location in Clay County, Kansas is a stub.