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History · Lincoln Township

19% of Lincoln Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
19%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 18895 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1990. Watch Lincoln Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Lincoln Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.
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On the map

Lincoln Township on the map, 1889 to 1990

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 1889 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1891 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1961 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1985 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1990 USGS map1889Cheney 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 and old corners

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

Booth
1890–1900
Darlow
1900–1935
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Cruppers CornerDarlowElmer

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

The story

How Lincoln Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Lincoln Township.

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The first township in Reno County was Reno Township, which covered the whole county upon its creation in 1872. Lincoln Township was created from part of Reno Township in 1873. Yoder Township was created from Lincoln Township in the 1910s as well.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Lincoln Township, 1889 to 1935

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1889On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1890Post officeThe Booth post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1900Post officeThe Booth post office closes
  6. 1900Post officeThe Darlow post office opens
  7. 1935Post officeThe Darlow post office closes
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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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Richard ThorpeAmerican actor and film director · b. 1896
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Dallas BixlerGymnast · b. 1910
Kevin YoderAmerican politician · b. 1976
Margaret St. ClairAmerican fantasy and science fiction author · b. 1911
Harold D. SmithAmerican civil servant · b. 1898
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Larry FossAmerican baseball player · b. 1936
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Hutchinson18 historic placesA−Yoder TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townReno TownshipIts storyCCenter TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCastleton 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 Wikipedia, 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.