Proper noun
A surname.
An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.
A small city, the county seat of Ripley County, Missouri, United States.
A village in Hall County, Nebraska, United States.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAtchison favored secession, while Doniphan was torn and would remain for the most part non-committal. Source: Internet
Privately Doniphan favored the Union, but found it hard to go against his friends and associates. Source: Internet