Welcome to Lincoln ...

Lincoln is located in Mason County<1>.

The location of Lincoln has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lincoln, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

When the people of Lincoln refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lincolnite<3>

Lincoln is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lincoln lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Lincoln (for example, toward Two Rivers (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Lincoln is within the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Lincoln ...

While we believe that this Lincoln is located in Mason County, we know of another 5 Michigan communities named Lincoln. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alcona, Berrien, Chippewa, Oakland and Washtenaw County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 63 communities that are also named Lincoln - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (3), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia, Washington (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lincoln.

Communities near Lincoln ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lincoln.

• Manistee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manistee
  • Manistee is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manistee <5>
• Scottville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
  • Scottville is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • Scottville has also been known as:
  • Mason Center
  • Sweetland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <5>
• Pentwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentwater
  • Pentwater is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pentwater <5>
• Eastlake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
  • Eastlake is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
• Custer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Custer is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Former names for Custer:
  • Black Creek
  • Ferryville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <5>
• Fountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <5>
• Free Soil
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Soil
  • Free Soil is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Free Soil <5>
• White Pine Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Village
  • White Pine Village is located in Mason County
• Amber
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
  • Amber is located in Mason County
  • Amber has also been known as:
  • Slaughtburg
• Meisenheimer Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meisenheimer Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meisenheimer Corners
  • Meisenheimer Corners is located in Mason County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lincoln. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lincoln.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lincoln. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln. See our Newspapers Page for Lincoln.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lincoln ...

Looking for more information about Lincoln? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lincoln, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lincoln.

Adding Lincoln to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lincoln in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lincoln was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lincoln post office opened in 1861.

We also found Lincoln in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lincoln.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lincoln. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/