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 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lincoln is located in Grundy County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grundy County: Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Hardin, Marshall & Tama.
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:
- Grundy County (The home county of Lincoln)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Dike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Morrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Stout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Grundy Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reinbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Wellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Conrad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Voorhies
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Cedar City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Blessing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Finchford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Janesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Evansdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elk Run Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Bremer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Klinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Knittel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Readlyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Sinclair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- New Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parkersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aplington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Austinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Butler Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Shell Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kesley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Allison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bristow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Dumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Faulkner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Cleves
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Abbott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Steamboat Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ackley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Eldora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gifford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Eagle City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Robertson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- New Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Owasa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Green Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Liscomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Le Grand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Marshalltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Dinsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Gladbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buckingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Traer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Dysart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clutier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weiss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Holland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palermo Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lincoln had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Dairyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Morrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swanton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Fredsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grundy Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reinbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dinsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Cedar Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Finchford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Aplington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 127 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]<3>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Bremer County
- Butler County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Marshall County
- Tama County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lincoln) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |