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History · Lincoln Township

23% of Lincoln Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1945 on.

0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lincoln Township’s past

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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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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 Harrison County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 133. Lincoln Township was established in July, 1865, taking its name from President Abraham Lincoln who was assassinated just two months earlier. In 1866, the township boundaries of Lincoln, Sugar Creek, and Trail Creek were changed to the present version.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 105 to 133 (+27%).

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

Timeline

Lincoln Township, 1878 to 1986

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878Post officeThe Hatfield post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1945On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1986Post officeThe Hatfield post office closes
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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On the map

Lincoln Township on the map, 1945 to 1981

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 1945 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1981 USGS map1945Mount Ayr sheet · 1:62,500

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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Bourke B. HickenlooperAmerican politician · b. 1896
Beulah PoynterAmerican actor, writer and playwright · b. 1883
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Frank E. LucasAmerican politician · b. 1876
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Bryce WaltonAmerican writer · b. 1918
Phil S. GibsonAmerican judge · b. 1888
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W. Wallace SmithProphet-President of Community of Christ · b. 1900
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Hatfield, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Hatfield
Gone or out of use
Turkey Grove Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Lincoln Township
Lincoln Center

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Hamilton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington 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.