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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Lincolnton (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 Lincolnton. 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.

Name Variations for Lincolnton ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

In past government published Postal Guides, Lincolnton was referred to as Lincolnton Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lincolnton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lincolnton.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Columbia, Elbert, McDuffie, Wilkes & McCormick (SC).

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Lincolnton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Loce
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Goshen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Midway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hesters Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia County
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Bowman Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Edinburg is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
    • Silk Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
  • Greene County
    • Daniel Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Thomson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Boneville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dearing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Megahee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
  • Oglethorpe County
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Belair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
  • Taliaferro County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Cadley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Mesena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Camak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Norwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Warrenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Washington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Tignall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lundberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
    • New Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Tyrone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Rayle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Abbeville County (SC)
  • Edgefield County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Colliers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Greenwood County (SC)
  • McCormick County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Lincolnton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincolnton.

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 Lincolnton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lincolnton had a population of 220 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lincolnton had a population of 1,504 people.

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

  • Agnes ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Agnes is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
  • Goshen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Leathersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
  • Leverett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Leverett is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
  • Metasville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Metasville is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
  • Adasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Adasburg is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adasburg
  • Amity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Amity is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Double Branches
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Double Branches is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
  • Clay Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
  • Danburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Danburg is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
  • Plum Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • McCormick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cluese ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cluese is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluese
    • Eubank ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Eubank is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
    • Mount Carmel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lincolnton ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincolnton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lincolnton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lincolnton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lincolnton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> of Lincolnton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lincolnton:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lincolnton) 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 Lincolnton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.