When I was in Lincoln recently I discussed some related questions with Doris White, the County Clerk. As I was already aware, township boundaries changed fairly often in early Lincoln County. Ms. White suggested that the changes often came just before elections and were primarily for political reasons. The county has not preserved the records of township trustees, etc. You might luck into a stray record which happened to survive, but it isn't likely (one of my ancestors was a township trustee, so I was hoping for more encouragement on that score!!). There may be maps of townships from two or three different times (I'm not sure) but I don't think you will find it easy to locate where they lived from that angle. If you have time to sit in the office of the Registrar of Deeds and can get permission to study the early deed books, however, you may find where they lived as defined on a county-wide basis, and can imagine township lines which would include their property. Good luck! Wilda Morris Clarence Suelter wrote: > Thanks to Wilda and Muriel for their clear reply to my questions. I > erred in not looking at the Kansas Historical Society list of newspapers > more closely. > > I have another question: In examining my 1870 census records, I find > that my ancester was living in Lincoln Township in Lincoln County. Can > anyone tell me where Lincoln Township is located. I have a 1878 map of > Lincoln County: I do not find a Lincoln Township. Does this mean that > they were living in the town? My impression was that they were living > in what is now indiana Township. > > Thanks > > Clarence