I grew up in Kansas, not far from Lawrence, but if you want to quote a source, here ya go. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Kansas
Lincoln... ignored the ruling
Interesting but less important to me is...
By the time of [Taney's] death, both sides were disgusted with him.
(This one about Taney seems almost inevitable.)
BTW, I never use Wikipedia for a source. Since anyone can put anything in there, a primary source is still needed which may or may not be cited in the Wikipedia article.
Some of my family is from Abilene, my mother's parents met at KSU Agronomy in Manhattan, oh, just over 100 years ago...