Lincoln Township, Holt County, Missouri
Lincoln Township | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 40°14′29″N 95°26′08″W / 40.241501°N 95.4355068°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Holt |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.28 sq mi (62.9 km2) |
| • Land | 23.42 sq mi (60.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.86 sq mi (2.2 km2) 3.54% |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31 |
| • Density | 1.3/sq mi (0.5/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-08742770[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 766769[2] |
Lincoln Township is a township in Holt County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 31.[3] It is the smallest township in the county by area, being only around 20 square miles.[4] The village of Corning is located in the center of the township.
Lincoln Township was established on March 22, 1871,[4] and was likely named after President Abraham Lincoln.
The Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad was completed through this township in 1869.[5]
Settlements
Hemme's Landing was a community on the east bank of the Missouri River, two miles west of Corning.[6] It was settled in 1844 and was a major trading post between St. Joseph, Missouri and Council Bluffs, Iowa.[7] The original building for St. John's Church was built at Hemme's Landing in 1860. The same area was also known as Lowell.[8] The Missouri River eventually encroached upon the land until it became part of Nebraska.[5]
A community called Lewisville[9] was platted in March 1860, but nothing much came from the project.[7]
References
- ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Township, Holt County, Missouri
- ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "An illustrated historical atlas map of Holt County, Mo, 1877". Brink, McDonough & Company. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "Holt County, Missouri Political Entities". Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Place Names. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Derr, Eileen (1981). Gone home: Directory of the deceased and items of history of Holt County, Missouri, 1837-1981. Holt County Missouri Historical Society.
- ^ Lloyd, James T. "Lloyd's official map of Missouri". Library of Congress. New York, Louisville, [and] London, J. T. Lloyd, 1861. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "Holt County, Missouri Political Entities". Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Place Names. Retrieved May 1, 2025.