Monticello Township is a former township in northwest Johnson County, Kansas. It is now merged with Lenexa and Shawnee, Kansas. History In 1858 Monticello elected 21-year-old James Butler Hickok (better known as Wild Bill Hickok) as town constable. At one time Monticello had a stage shop, stores, saloons, blacksmith, doctor, hotel, general store, school house, churches, and about 15 dwellings. The 1910 population was about 63. The town was bypassed by the Kansas Midland Railroad (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe), which instead passed Olathe which caused the town to lose its county seat status. In 1987, Shawnee annexed land south of 55th to 83rd/79th west to the Kansas River, increasing the city size to . Before its annexation, Monticello Township was the natural crossroads for fur trading and later westward emigration by wagon. See also Oregon Trail California Trail Harold "Jug" McSpaden - PGA Tour player and golf course architect National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame north along K-7 Corridor References Notable residents Manuel Lisa - Fur trader Wild Bill Hickok - Lawman Jug McSpaden - Professional golfer William S. Williams - Mountain man External links City of Shawnee Kansas: Historic Towns Revised version (June, 2006) Important dates (1541-2003) Monticello Township passes into history (January, 2006) KCAHTA: Kansas City Area Historical Trails Association Lost Cities of Johnson County: Monticello Historic Frontier Trails Map A full-color map of the trails of Johnson, Wyandotte and part of Leavenworth Counties, Kansas Kaw Valley Heritage: Monticello Ferry Company Lost Towns of Johnson County Townships in Johnson County, Kansas Kansas City metropolitan area California Road Townships in Kansas Populated places disestablished in 2002 1858 establishments in Kansas Territory