Lincoln Township, Butler County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Lincoln Township
Butler County, Kansas

Township

Location within Butler County

Coordinates: 37°59′05″N 096°52′06″W﻿ / ﻿37.98472°N 96.86833°W﻿ / 37.98472; -96.86833
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Butler
Area

• Total

| 99.97 sq mi (258.92 km2)
• Land| 99.33 sq mi (257.26 km2)
• Water| 0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2)  0.64%
Elevation

| 1,391 ft (424 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 317
• Density| 3.2/sq mi (1.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0474387
Website| County Website

Lincoln Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 317.

## History

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Lincoln Township was organized in 1879.[1]

## Geography

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Lincoln Township covers an area of 99.97 square miles (258.9 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

## Communities

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The township contains the following settlements:

* Unincorporated community of De Graff.

## Education

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* Eden Christian School, Private Mennonite Grade School, approximately 3 miles south of Burns. Located at 38°02′25″N 96°53′46″W﻿ / ﻿38.040139°N 96.896199°W﻿ / 38.040139; -96.896199

## Cemeteries

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The township contains the following cemeteries:

* Eden Mennonite Church Cemetery, located in Section 20 T23S R5E.[2][3]
* According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Baker and Ridgeway.

## Further reading

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See also: List of books about Butler County, Kansas

## References

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1. ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 163.
2. ^ Marion County Cemetery List. Archived 2013-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Eden Mennonite Church; Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encycolopedia Online.

## External links

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* Butler County Website
* City-Data.com
* Butler County Maps: Current, 1936

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Places adjacent to Lincoln Township, Butler County, Kansas

| Summit Township (Marion County) | Milton Township (Marion County) | Cedar Township (Chase County)

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Clifford Township |

Lincoln Township

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Plum Grove Township | El Dorado Township | Chelsea Township

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Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Kansas, United States

County seat: El Dorado

Cities|

* Andover
* Augusta
* Benton
* Cassoday
* Douglass
* Elbing
* El Dorado
* Latham
* Leon
* Potwin
* Rose Hill
* Towanda
* Whitewater

Map of Kansas highlighting Butler County

CDPs|

* Beaumont
* Rosalia

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bois d'Arc
* Brainerd
* De Graff
* Gordon
* Haverhill
* Keighley
* Lorena
* Midian
* Pontiac

Ghost towns|

* Oil Hill
* Plum Grove
* Wingate

Townships|

* Augusta
* Benton
* Bloomington
* Bruno
* Chelsea
* Clay
* Clifford
* Douglass
* El Dorado
* Fairmount
* Fairview
* Glencoe
* Hickory
* Lincoln
* Little Walnut
* Logan
* Milton
* Murdock
* Pleasant
* Plum Grove
* Prospect
* Richland
* Rock Creek
* Rosalia
* Spring
* Sycamore
* Towanda
* Union
* Walnut

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