Lincoln Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Lincoln Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 359.[3]

Lincoln Township
Coordinates: 40°31′38″N 95°19′13″W / 40.5272984°N 95.3203458°W / 40.5272984; -95.3203458
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
  Total
82.88 sq mi (214.7 km2)
  Land82.87 sq mi (214.6 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2)  0.01%
Elevation1,007 ft (307 m)
Population
  Total
359
  Density4.3/sq mi (1.7/km2)
FIPS code29-00542590[1]
GNIS feature ID766236[2]

Lincoln Township was established on November 22, 1871,[4] and named after Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.[5]

Geography

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Lincoln Township covers an area of 82.88 square miles (214.7 km2), making it the largest in the county. It contains one incorporated settlement, Westboro, near its center. The unincorporated community of South Blanchard is located in the very northeast of the township on the Iowa-Missouri border. A hamlet called Hazel Grove was located in the northeast of the township.[6] It contains three cemeteries: Center Grove, Long Branch, and Walden Grove (also known as Waldrens Grove).[4][7]

The streams of Long Branch, Mill Creek, and Squaw Creek run through this township.

Transportation

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The following highways travel through the township:[8]

References

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  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Township, Atchison County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Moser, Arthur Paul (1980). "Moser's Directory of Atchison County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Library District. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  5. "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. 1882". St. Joseph, National Historical Co. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  7. Gone But Not Forgotten: Directory of the Deceased, Atchison County, Missouri. Atchison County Historical Society, 1991. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  8. "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
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