Lincoln Township, Butler County, Kansas

Lincoln Township Butler County, Kansas
Township
Location within Butler County
Lincoln Township Location within Kansas
Coordinates: 37°59′05″N096°52′06″W / 37.98472°N 96.86833°W / 37.98472; -96.86833 [1]
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]	1,434 ft (437 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	317
• Density	3.2/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	20-40500 [1]
GNIS ID	474387 [1]
Website	County website

Lincoln Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States. ^[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 317.

History

Lincoln Township was organized in 1879. ^[2]

Geography

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

Communities

The township contains the following settlements:

• Unincorporated community of De Graff.

Education

• Eden Christian School, Private Mennonite Grade School, approximately three miles south of Burns, located at 38°02′25″N96°53′46″W / 38.040139°N 96.896199°W / 38.040139; -96.896199

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries:

• Eden Mennonite Church Cemetery, located in Section 20 T23S R5E. ^{[3] [4]}
• According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Baker and Ridgeway.

References

1. "Lincoln Township, Butler County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
2. Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 163.
3. Marion County Cemetery List. Archived 2013-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
4. Eden Mennonite Church; Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encycolopedia Online.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Butler County, Kansas

External links

• City-Data.com