Lincoln Township is one of eleven

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in Atchison County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 378. Lincoln Township was established in 1871, and named after

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

, 16th President of the United States.

Geography

Lincoln Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement,

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. It contains three cemeteries: Center Grove, Long Branch, and Walden Grove. The streams of Long Branch, Mill Creek and Squaw Creek run through this township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Atchison County, Missouri Townships in Missouri 1871 establishments in Missouri {{AtchisonCountyMO-geo-stub