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.
A Few Details for Lincoln ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Lincoln was settled in 1650.
- It was incorporated in 1754.
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 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 Middlesex County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Middlesex County: Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester & Hillsborough (NH).
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:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Lincoln)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Baker Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baker Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Bridge
- Hastings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hastings is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
- Kendal Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lexington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
- Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 people
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Waltham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waltham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
- Tower Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
- East Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,722 people
- North Sudbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sudbury
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- North Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Mansfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- East Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Easton Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- South Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Furnace Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- North Attleboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Pleasant Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Lowell Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell Junction is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Junction
- Cliftondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Saugus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Haggetts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Haggetts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggetts
- Lynnfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- West Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Andover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- West Andover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- West Peabody
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Brigadoon Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Wellesley Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Wellesley Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Babson Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Needham Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Needham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Charles River Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brookline Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Westbrook Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Dedham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dedham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
- Ashcroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Hull
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Bayside
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Hingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Kenberma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- West Hingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Montello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Accord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Brockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- North Abington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Abington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Minot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minot is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- North Scituate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Scituate is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Allston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Charlestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jamaica Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- West Roxbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Chelsea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
- Bay Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Roslindale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- East Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Dorchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Fayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Shaker Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Southborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Cordaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Bolton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Harvard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Southville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Still River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Still River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
- Carterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Chapinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chapinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
- Hollis Depot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Nashua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
- Hollis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
- Brookline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Merrimack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Windham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Windham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
- Wilson Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
- North Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Londonderry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plaistow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Providence County (RI)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
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.
- Lincoln Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ye Olde Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hill Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beit Olam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Wayland.
- The North Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Wayland Cemetery
- Old North Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WAY.800 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91308 <3>
- Beit Olam East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre Burial Ground
- Weston Central Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91854 <3>
- Linwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farmers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (647 more) ...
- Munroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lincoln had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lincoln had a population of 6,993 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- South Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Lincoln is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
- Baker Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baker Bridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Bridge
- Silver Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Hastings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hastings is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Kendal Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
- West Bedford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Tower Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 people
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Waltham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waltham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lexington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Lexington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lexington
- Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
- North Sudbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sudbury
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 89 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. 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 like to 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 Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Middlesex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |