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History · Lincoln Township

37% of Lincoln Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1885 on.

0on the National Register
37%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.On the map since 18855 editions of the USGS map, 1885 to 1985. Watch Lincoln Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Lincoln Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lincoln Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Lincoln Township on the map, 1885 to 1985

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 1885 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1894 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1957 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1973 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1985 USGS map1885Burlington sheet · 1:125,000

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.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Weaver
1882–1887
Rosemont
1887–1913
18801950today
Gone or out of use
RosemontlocaleWeaverlocale
1cemetery inside Lincoln Township
Pleasant View

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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 Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 145.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 139 to 145 (+4%).

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

Timeline

Lincoln Township, 1882 to 1913

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Weaver post office opens
  3. 1885On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1887Post officeThe Weaver post office closes
  5. 1887Post officeThe Rosemont post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1913Post officeThe Rosemont post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

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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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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Jack ColvinAmerican actor · b. 1934
Olive Ann BeechAmerican businesswoman · b. 1904
Barry McDanielAmerican baritone · b. 1930
Rip HagermanAmerican baseball player · b. 1888
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James Kenneth LoganUnited States federal judge · b. 1929
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Lou McEvoyAmerican baseball player · b. 1902
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Agency TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilliamsburg Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRock Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMelvern Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreenwood TownshipIts storynot 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, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.