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History · Lincoln Township

14% of Lincoln Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1956 on.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lincoln Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lincoln Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Lincoln Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lincoln Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lincoln Township is a township in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 833.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 857 to 833 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lincoln Township on the map, 1956 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lincoln Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lincoln Township on the 1956 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1973 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1983 USGS map1956Ottawa South sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lincoln Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lincoln Township

Nobody well known was born in Lincoln Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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John G. ThompsonAmerican mathematician · b. 1932
Steven HawleyAmerican astronaut · b. 1951
Gary HartAmerican politician · b. 1936
Jerry VoorhisDemocratic politician from California · b. 1901
Merritt C. MechemAmerican politician · b. 1870
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Robert HopkinsAmerican screenwriter · b. 1886
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
B N Junction
Gone or out of use
Camp Chippewa AirportairportChippewa SchoolschoolLemaster FieldairportValley View SchoolschoolWycoff Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lincoln Township
Chippewa HillsMunsee Indian

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Ottawa10 historic placesA−Greenwood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHomewood Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.