Atlanta (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Atlanta is a major city in the United States, located in the state of Georgia.
Atlanta may also refer to:
Atlanta may also refer to:
In the world
- Atlanta, Nova ScotiaAtlanta, Nova ScotiaAtlanta is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Kings County.-References:*...
, Canada - Atlanta, Región Autónoma del Atlántico SurRegión Autónoma del Atlántico SurRegión Autónoma del Atlántico Sur , sometimes shortened to RAAS, is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 27,407 km² and has a population of 382,100...
, Nicaragua
In the United States
- Atlanta, ArkansasAtlanta, ArkansasAtlanta is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States. Its elevation is 262 ft , and it is located at . Highway 98 passes south through Atlanta before turning west to Emerson.-References:...
- Atlanta, CaliforniaAtlanta, CaliforniaAtlanta is an unincorporated community located in San Joaquin County, California. Its elevation is 62 ft and is located at ....
, unincorporated community - Atlanta, DelawareAtlanta, DelawareAtlanta is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Atlanta is located on Delaware Route 18 near the Maryland border....
- Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
- Atlanta, IdahoAtlanta, IdahoAtlanta is an unincorporated town in Elmore County, Idaho, United States. It was founded in 1864 during the Civil War as a gold and silver mining community and named by Southerners after a rumored Confederate victory over General Sherman in the Battle of Atlanta, which turned to be wholly false,...
, unincorporated community - Atlanta, IllinoisAtlanta, IllinoisAtlanta is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,649 at the 2000 census, and 1,635 at a 2009 estimate.-Geography:Atlanta is located at ....
, city - Atlanta, IndianaAtlanta, IndianaAtlanta is a town in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 725 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Atlanta is located at ....
, town - Atlanta, KansasAtlanta, KansasAtlanta is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 195.-Geography:Atlanta is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 255...
, city - Atlanta, LouisianaAtlanta, LouisianaAtlanta is a village in Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 150 at the 2000 census.Louisiana industrialist and inventor William Edenborn maintained the Emden plantation southwest of Atlanta, where he grew peanuts, cotton, and silkworms....
, village - Atlanta, MichiganAtlanta, MichiganAtlanta is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan, along the 45th parallel. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 757 at the 2000 census...
, unincorporated community - Atlanta, MissouriAtlanta, MissouriAtlanta is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 385 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Atlanta is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, city - Atlanta, NebraskaAtlanta, NebraskaAtlanta is a village in Phelps County, Nebraska, in the United States. The population was 130 at the 2000 Census. During World War II the town was neighbored by Camp Atlanta, which housed more than 3,000 Nazi German prisoners of war over three years...
, village - Atlanta, New York, a hamlet in Cohocton (town), New YorkCohocton (town), New YorkCohocton is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 2,626 at the 2000 census. The name might be the native term for "log in the water."The town contains a village, also called Cohocton and is in the northwest part of the county....
- Atlanta, TexasAtlanta, TexasAtlanta is a city in Cass County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,745.-Geography:Atlanta is located at ....
, city - Atlanta, WisconsinAtlanta, WisconsinAtlanta is a town in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 627 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Imalone is located partially in the town.-Geography:...
, town - Atlanta Township, Logan County, IllinoisAtlanta Township, Logan County, IllinoisAtlanta Township is located in Logan County, Illinois. The population was 1,888 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
- Atlanta Township, Kansas
- Atlanta Township, MinnesotaAtlanta Township, MinnesotaAtlanta Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 113 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and is water....
Ships
Five United States Navy ships have borne the name USS Atlanta, after the city of Atlanta, Georgia:- The first USS Atlanta (1861)USS Atlanta (1861)The first Atlanta was a casemate southern ironclad, converted from a Scottish-built blockade runner serving in the Confederate Navy. She was later captured in battle and then served in the Union Navy for the duration of the Civil War....
was originally a blockade runner, then the CSS Atlanta, then captured in 1863 and taken into the Federal Navy. - The second USS Atlanta (1884)USS Atlanta (1884)The second USS Atlanta was a protected cruiser and one of the first steel warships of the "New Navy" of the 1880s.Atlanta was laid down on 8 November 1883 at Chester, Pennsylvania by John Roach & Sons; launched on 9 October 1884; sponsored by Miss Jessie Lincoln, the daughter of Secretary of War...
was a protected cruiser, one of the first steel ships of the "New Navy", launched in 1884. - The third USS Atlanta (CL-51)USS Atlanta (CL-51)USS Atlanta of the United States Navy was the lead ship of the Atlanta class of 11 light cruisers. She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Designed to provide anti-aircraft protection for US naval task groups, Atlanta served in this capacity in the naval Battles of...
was commissioned in 1941 and sunk in November 1942 in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. - The fourth USS Atlanta (CL-104)USS Atlanta (CL-104)USS Atlanta of the United States Navy was a Cleveland-class light cruiser during World War II. She was the fourth Navy ship named after the city of Atlanta, Georgia....
was commissioned in 1944, served in World War II, then in the 1960s was used for target practice. - The fifth USS Atlanta (SSN-712)USS Atlanta (SSN-712)USS Atlanta , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Atlanta, Georgia. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 1 August 1975 and her keel was laid down on 17 August...
was a Los Angeles-class submarine nuclear attack submarine commissioned 1982 and inactivated 1999.
Other uses
- Atlanta (magazine)Atlanta (magazine)Atlanta is an award-winning monthly general-interest magazine based in Atlanta, Georgia and owned by Emmis Publishing, a division of Emmis Communications...
, a general-interest magazine based in Atlanta, Georgia - The Battle of AtlantaBattle of AtlantaThe Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply center of Atlanta, Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman overwhelmed...
, an 1864 battle in the American Civil War - Air Atlanta IcelandicAir Atlanta IcelandicAir Atlanta Icelandic is a charter and cargo airline based in Kópavogur, Iceland. It specialises in leasing aircraft on an ACMI /wet lease basis to airlines worldwide needing extra passenger and cargo capacity. It also operates charter services for Icelandic tour operators...
, an international airline and a part of the Avion Group - Club Atlético AtlantaClub Atlético AtlantaClub Atlético Atlanta is an Argentine sports club from Buenos Aires. Nicknamed Los Bohemios , its football team won the 2010/11 Primera B Metropolitana championship and promoted to the Primera B Nacional for the 2011/12 season.-History:The club was founded on October the 12th, 1904 in Buenos...
, an Argentine football (soccer) team - Atlanta Motor SpeedwayAtlanta Motor SpeedwayAtlanta Motor Speedway is a track just outside Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta. It is a quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track...
, a superspeedway outside Atlanta, Georgia - Atlanta (band)Atlanta (band)Atlanta was an American country music group formed in 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. It was composed of Brad Griffis , Bill Davidson , Tony Ingram , Alan David , Allen Collay , Bill Packard , Jeff Baker , Dick Stevens and John Holder...
, a country music band from the 1980s, or their self-titled debut album - Atlanta, based on the Greek mythological character Atalanta and the goddess Artemis, is a fictional character on the Canadian animated series Class of the TitansClass of the TitansClass of the Titans is a Canadian animated television series created by Studio B Productions and Nelvana. It premiered on December 31, 2005 at 5 pm ET/PT on Teletoon with a special 90-minute presentation of the first three episodes. The series aired in the United States on qubo from September...
- Atlanta child murdersAtlanta child murdersThe Atlanta Child Murders, known locally as the "missing and murdered children case", were a series of murders committed in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from the summer of 1979 until the spring of 1981. Over the two-year period, a minimum of twenty-eight African-American children, adolescents...
- Atlanta (genus)Atlanta (genus)Atlanta is a genus of pelagic marine gastropod molluscs in the family Atlantidae. They are sometimes called heteropods.-Distribution:All of the nineteen species but one, Atlanta californiensis, dwell in tropical and subtropical waters...
, a mollusc genus - Atlanta (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby bear produced by Ty, Inc. in 2004
- "Atlanta", a song by Stone Temple Pilots from their 1999 album №4No. 4 (album)-Credits:Stone Temple Pilots* Scott Weiland - vocals, organ* Robert DeLeo - bass, percussion, guitars, fuzz bass, zither* Dean DeLeo - electric & acoustic guitars, lapsteel, 6-string bass* Eric Kretz - drums, percussionAdditional Personnel...
- Atlanta (album)Atlanta (album)-Personnel:*Steven Wilson – keyboards, vocals, guitar*Colin Edwin – bass guitar*Richard Barbieri – keyboards, synthesizers*Gavin Harrison – drums*John Wesley – backing vocals, guitar...
, a live album from Porcupine Tree
See also
- Atlas (disambiguation)Atlas (disambiguation)An atlas is a collection of maps.Atlas may also refer to:-Greek mythology:* Atlas , a Titan who bore the spheres of the heavens; inspiring the widely used image of a man carrying a celestial sphere on his back or shoulders ** Farnese Atlas, a 2nd-century Roman marble copy of a Hellenistic sculpture...
- Atalanta (disambiguation)Atalanta (disambiguation)Atalanta is a heroine in Greek mythology.Atalanta may also refer to:* Atalanta, a character in Handel's opera Serse, also known as Xerxes* Atalanta , an island in the Opuntian Gulf in Greece...
- Hot 'LantaHot 'Lanta"Hot 'Lanta" is an instrumental song performed by the Allman Brothers Band. It debuted on their live album At Fillmore East, released in July 1971, the fifth song on the album. "Hot 'Lanta" is a nickname of Atlanta, Georgia....
, an Allman Brothers song