Place:Wayne, Doniphan, Kansas, United States

Township of Wayne

Wayne is a civil township situated in the southern part of the county of Doniphan, state of Kansas, United States of America. It is bounded on the north by the township of Center, on the east by the township of Marion and the state of Missouri (including its county of Buchanan and township of Lake), on the south and west by the county of Atchison (including its township of Shannon), and on the west by the township of Independence. The Missouri river forms the township's eastern boundary with the state of Missouri.

History

Wayne was one of the five original civil townships erected at a meeting of the county commissioners on 17 September 1855 after the county was erected the preceding month. It was named after General Anthony Wayne of Revolutionary fame, but was suggested by A.H. Denning, one of the first County Commissioners who came from Wayne township in Missouri.

Boundaries

Originally the township's boundaries were fixed as follows:

Bounded on the north by Washington, to the southwest quarter of said township; thence north two miles to the town line dividing Towns 3 and 4; thence west on said line to Brown County; on the west by Brown County, on the south by Atchison County, and on the east by Washington Township and the Missouri River.

On 21 October 1856, the east boundaries of the township were changed with the formation of the township of Marion.

On 21 June 1859, a change was made and the boundaries were fixed as follows:

Commencing at the northeast corner of Section 18, Town 4, Range 20; thence east to the northwest corner of Section 14, Town 4, Range 20; thence north two miles; thence east to the northeast corner of Section 3, Town 4, Range 21; thence south to the northwest corner of Section 23; thence east one mile; thence south to the Missouri River; thence with the said river to the Atchison County line; thence with line to southwest corner of Section 31, Town 4, Range 20, thence north to place of beginning.

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See the entries for Doniphan County.