Atlanta (disambiguation)

Atlanta (disambiguation)

Atlanta may refer to:

Places

In the world:

*Atlanta, Nova Scotia, Canada
*Atlanta, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua

In the United States:

*Atlanta, Georgia, a major city
*Atlanta, California, unincorporated community
*Atlanta, Idaho, unincorporated community
*Atlanta, Illinois, city
*Atlanta, Indiana, town
*Atlanta, Kansas, city
*Atlanta, Louisiana, village
*Atlanta, Michigan, unincorporated community
*Atlanta, Missouri, city
*Atlanta, Nebraska, village
*Atlanta, New York, a hamlet in Cohocton (town), New York
*Atlanta, Texas, city
*Atlanta, Wisconsin, town
*Atlanta Township, Logan County, Illinois
*Atlanta Township, Kansas
*Atlanta Township, Minnesota

hips

Five United States Navy ships have borne the name USS "Atlanta", after the city of Atlanta, Georgia:
* The first USS "Atlanta" (1861) was originally a blockade runner, then the CSS "Atlanta", then captured in 1863 and taken into the Federal Navy.
* The second USS "Atlanta" (1884) was a protected cruiser, one of the first steel ships of the "New Navy", launched in 1884.
* The third USS "Atlanta" (CL-51) was commissioned in 1941 and sunk in November 1942 in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
* The fourth USS "Atlanta" (CL-104) was commissioned in 1944, served in World War II, then in the 1960s was used for target practice.
* The fifth USS "Atlanta" (SSN-712) was a "Los Angeles"-class submarine nuclear attack submarine commissioned 1982 and inactivated 1999.

Other uses

* The Battle of Atlanta, an 1864 battle in the American Civil War
* Air Atlanta Icelandic, an international airline and a part of the Avion Group
* Club Atlético Atlanta, an Argentine football (soccer) team
* Atlanta Motor Speedway, a superspeedway outside Atlanta, Georgia
* Atlanta (band), a country music band from the 1980s
* Atlanta, based on the Greek mythological character Atalanta and the goddess Artemis, is a fictional character on the Canadian animated series "Class of the Titans"
* Atlanta child murders
* "Atlanta" (genus), a mollusc genus
* Atlanta (1916 automobile), a World War I-era British light car brand
* Atlanta (1937 automobile), a pre-World War II automobile
* Atlanta (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby bear produced by Ty, Inc. in 2004
* "Atlanta" a song by Stone Temple Pilots on "No. 4" (album)

ee also

* Atlas (disambiguation)
* Atalanta (disambiguation)
* Hot 'Lanta, an Allman Brothers song


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