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History · Lincoln Township

Half of Lincoln Township’s homes were built after 1949

Most of Lincoln Township was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1949. Below: maps from 1885 on.

0on the National Register
1%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 1990. Watch Lincoln Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Lincoln Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Lincoln Township’s homes were built before 1949.
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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 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 1885 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1894 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1966 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1983 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1990 USGS map1885Garnett 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.

Haskell
1880–1921
Bush City
1921–1956
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Bush City

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 Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2018 census, it has a population of 85 within its 49.2 square miles. The media age is 60.5 and the township is 58% male. There are approximately 36 households and 2.4 people per household.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 190 to 178 (-6%).

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

Timeline

Lincoln Township, 1880 to 1956

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1880Post officeThe Haskell post office opens
  3. 1885On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1921Post officeThe Haskell post office closes
  6. 1921Post officeThe Bush City post office opens
  7. 1956Post officeThe Bush City 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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Edgar Lee MastersAmerican writer · b. 1868
Sam BrownbackAmerican politician and 46th Governor of Kansas · b. 1956
Arthur CapperAmerican politician · b. 1865
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Dean BrooksAmerican physician and actor · b. 1916
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Wendell Mitchell LatimerAmerican chemist · b. 1893
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Paul W. OmanAmerican entomologist · b. 1908
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Walker Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRich TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCenterville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLone Elm TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMonroe 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.