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 City (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 City. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 City is located in Spencer County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Lincoln City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lincoln City:
- Spencer County (The home county of Lincoln City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Rockport Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kercheval
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Santa Claus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pigeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Mariah Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Evanston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Riceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Taswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Grantsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Davies's County
- Alfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ferdinand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Huntingburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Anthony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ireland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Schnellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Birdseye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Celestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dubois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Mackey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Oakland City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Francisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Douglas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Siberia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Ranger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Sassafras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Tell City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Lilly Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Cannelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Leopold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Croix
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gerald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Stendal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spurgeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Velpen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Oakland City Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Algiers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Glezen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Highbank Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Alford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Oatsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Daylight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McCutchanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Melody Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Smythe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Inglefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stacer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Heilman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Eames
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- De Gonia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Chandler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Baugh City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Elberfeld
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Chenaultt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Cloverport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ammons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Maceo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Owensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Philpot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Birk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Masonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Lewisport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hawesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Carlinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Meade County (KY)
- Roberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lincoln City, see our County-by-County Page for Lincoln City.
Cemeteries Near Lincoln City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln City.
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 City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lincoln City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Gentryville.
- The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial has also been known as:
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640694 <3>
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buffaloville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wetherill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hesson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tableman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Avery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lincoln City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Rockport Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kercheval
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Buffaloville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buffaloville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pigeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kennedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Santa Claus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mariah Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heilman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Liberal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberal is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Lamar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eames
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lincoln City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln City.
Newspapers Published in Lincoln City ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln City, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lincoln City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 City:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Meade County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 City) 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 City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |