Shannon Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.

[1] Shannon Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County.

[2] Shannon Township covers an area of 52.9 square miles (137.0 km2) around the north and west of the county seat of Atchison.

According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Cummings, Mount Calvary, Mount Vernon, Myers and Taylor.

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