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 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.
Lincoln is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Carroll, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Pulaski & White.
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:
- Cass County (The home county of Lincoln)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Galveston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Onward
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Deacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Young America
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- New Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Logansport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Dunkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Clymers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Twelve Mile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Lake Cicott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Deer Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Bringhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cutler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Rockfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Prince William
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Ockley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Radnor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Owasco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Delphi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Middlefork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Geetingsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Beard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Sedalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Michigantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scircleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Boyleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Rossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Edna Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Frankfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grass Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Kewanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Akron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Disko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Mier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sims
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Herbst
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Sweetser
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Michaelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Hackleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Rigdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Ekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Atlanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Judson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Kokomo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- West Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Vermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Indian Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Plevna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Shanghai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Russiaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Greentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Leisure
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- West Elwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Miami
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- North Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mexico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Converse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Denver
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deedsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Pettysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Thornhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Star City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Americus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Buck Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Sharpsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Groomsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Nevada
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsmith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hobbs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Richvalley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Wabash
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- La Fontaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Roann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lagro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Burnettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Springboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Headlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
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.
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Venard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cassville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garnand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Little Deer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ramer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Lincoln had a population of 148 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Galveston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Bennetts Switch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Switch is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Switch
- Miami
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Onward
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Deacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Young America
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Anoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anoka is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Loree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Kokomo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wawpecong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
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 56 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 24 miles [38.6 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 first turn to 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:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White 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> | 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'. |