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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 Tama County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tama County: Benton, Black Hawk, Grundy, Iowa, Jasper, Marshall & Poweshiek.

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:

  • Tama County     (The home county of Lincoln)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Gladbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dinsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
      • Dinsdale is located in Tama County
    • Buckingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Tama County
    • Garwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
      • Garwin is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Traer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Montour
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
      • Montour is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour <1>
    • Toledo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <1>
    • Clutier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clutier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clutier
      • Clutier is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clutier <1>
    • Dysart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
      • Dysart is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <1>
    • Tama
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Gladstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Gladstone is located in Tama County
    • Long Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Long Point is located in Tama County
    • Vining
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Garrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Irving
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Benton County
    • Mount Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
      • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Black Hawk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Voorhies
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorhies have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
    • Blessing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
      • Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
    • Eagle Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
      • Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
    • Cedar Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
      • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
    • North Cedar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
      • North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
    • Waterloo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • La Porte City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Evansdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
      • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <1>
    • Finchford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
      • Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
    • Elk Run Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
      • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
    • Gilbertville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
      • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Sinclair
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinclair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
      • Sinclair is located in Butler County
    • New Hartford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Parkersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
      • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <1>
    • Aplington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
      • Aplington is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <1>
    • Austinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
      • Austinville is located in Butler County
    • Coster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
      • Coster is located in Butler County
    • Kesley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
      • Kesley is located in Butler County
    • Butler Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
      • Butler Center is located in Butler County
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Morrison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Reinbeck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
      • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <1>
    • Beaman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
      • Beaman is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Grundy Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
      • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <1>
    • Conrad
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
      • Conrad is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <1>
    • Holland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <1>
    • Dike
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
      • Dike is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <1>
    • Fern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern is located in Grundy County
    • Fredsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
      • Fredsville is located in Grundy County
    • Wellsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
      • Wellsburg is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <1>
    • Stout
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Buck Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Whitten
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
      • Whitten is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Gifford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Steamboat Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eldora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
      • Eldora is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <1>
    • Cleves
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
      • Cleves is located in Hardin County
    • Abbott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abbott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Hardin County
    • New Providence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
      • New Providence is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Ackley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
      • Eagle City is located in Hardin County
    • Robertson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
      • Robertson is located in Hardin County
    • Owasa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
      • Owasa is located in Hardin County
      • 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
      • Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
    • Liscomb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liscomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
      • Liscomb is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Le Grand
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Albion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <1>
    • Marshalltown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Marshall County
    • Marietta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County
    • Bangor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bangor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Bangor is located in Marshall County
    • Dunbar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Marshall County
    • LaMoille
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
      • LaMoille is located in Marshall County
    • Ferguson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Luray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Luray is located in Marshall County
    • Clemons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
      • Clemons is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Poweshiek County
    • Sheridan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washington Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Badger Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Badger Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Badger Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gethman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reinbeck City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vienna Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vienna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vienna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dinsdale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dinsdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dinsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grundy Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grundy Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grundy Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Palermo Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palermo Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palermo Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosehill Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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.

  • Gladbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Morrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Reinbeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
    • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <1>
  • Beaman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
    • Beaman is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Dinsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
    • Dinsdale is located in Tama County
  • Grundy Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
    • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <1>
  • Holland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <1>
  • Garwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
    • Garwin is located in Tama County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Lincoln
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Grundy County
  • Green Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
  • Traer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hudson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
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    • Dairyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
      • Dairyville is located in Grundy County
    • Swanton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Butler County
    • Liscomb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liscomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
      • Liscomb is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people

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 50 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]<6>. 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 first visit 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:

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 Tama County: www.tamacounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lincoln) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2635, Longitude: -92.6914       In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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