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Johnson County Schools

Lincoln Township

The First School



The township was organized in 1870. The first trustees were Alexander Waldron, B. F. Wagner. And Jacob Openheimer; the first clerk was Amos R. Cherry. The first assessor was Otto Means. The first official meetings of the board were held at the office of the township clerk….. The first school house was called the Crawford or Cherry school house. The entire township constitutes one school district, with eight sub-districts.

Source: History of Johnson County 1836-1882, pg. 725


School District Maps in 2009
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Map credit:  Johnson County Auditor

Data gathered as a result of the Johnson County Schools Project