Buchanan Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.

Buchanan Township was established in 1858, and named after James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States.

[4] Buchanan Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements.

Buchanan Township has two cemeteries: Union, and Clayton-Lewis.

This Atchison County, Missouri state location article is a stub.