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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lincoln (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lincoln. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lincoln is located in Summit County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Summit County: Clear Creek, Eagle, Grand, Lake & Park.

Below are the counties that are near Lincoln. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lincoln:

  • Summit County     (The home county of Lincoln)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
      • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
      • Preston Mill
      • Preston
    • Breckenridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Swandyke ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Swandyke is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
    • Dyersville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Dyersville is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
    • Blue River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue River is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
    • Rexford ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rexford is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
    • Keystone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint Johns ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Johns is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Frisco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dillon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Montezuma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chihuahua ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chihuahua is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
  • Clear Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Bakerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bakerville is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
    • Silver Plume
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Silverdale ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Silverdale is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Berthoud Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Berthoud Falls is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Falls
    • Georgetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Berthoud Pass
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
    • Empire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <1>
    • Lawson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawson is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Silver Creek ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Downieville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dumont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alice is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Eagle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Camp Hale ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
    • Mitchell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mitchell is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Pando ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pando is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
    • Bighorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bighorn is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
    • Red Cliff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gilman ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gilman is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
    • Vail
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vail is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <1>
    • Astor City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Astor City is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
    • Minturn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
    • Beaver Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Avon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Avon is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
  • Grand County
    • Winter Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Climax ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Climax is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Oro City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oro City is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
    • Leadville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Malta ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Malta is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Como
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Webster is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Alma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
    • Alma Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Alma Junction is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
    • Park City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Park City is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Grant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairplay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Weller
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Weller is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
    • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Horseshoe is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
    • Shawnee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bailey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lincoln, see our County-by-County Page for Lincoln.

Cemeteries Near Lincoln ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lincoln - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lincoln covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.

  • Valley Brook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dillon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Como Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Buckskin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lamping Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Park City Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fairplay Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Old Fairplay Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Griffin Monument
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Silverplume Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverplume Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverplume Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Silver Plume.
    • The Silverplume Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Silver Plume Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324843 <3>
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bordenville Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <3>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Lincoln in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lincoln.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.

  • Breckenridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Keystone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frisco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dillon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Montezuma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chihuahua ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chihuahua is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
  • Kokomo ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kokomo is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Como
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Climax ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Climax is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Alma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Webster ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Webster is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Birdseye
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Birdseye is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
    • Grant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Graymont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Graymont is located in Clear Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lincoln. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln.

Newspapers Published in Lincoln ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lincoln.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lincoln:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lincoln) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lincoln, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.