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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 northwest 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 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 Mason County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mason County: Lake, Manistee, Newaygo & Oceana.

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:

  • Mason County     (The home county of Lincoln)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Piney Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
      • Piney Ridge is located in Mason County
    • Ludington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buttersville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
      • Buttersville is located in Mason County
    • White Pine Village ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Village
      • White Pine Village is located in Mason County
    • Amber
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
      • Amber is located in Mason County
      • Amber has also been known as:
      • Slaughtburg
    • Scottville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
      • Scottville is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
      • Scottville has also been known as:
      • Mason Center
      • Sweetland
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <1>
    • Sugar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
      • Sugar Grove has also been known as:
      • Clark's Corners
    • Meisenheimer Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meisenheimer Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meisenheimer Corners
      • Meisenheimer Corners is located in Mason County
    • Elm Flats ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
      • Elm Flats is located in Mason County
    • Custer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Former names for Custer:
      • Black Creek
      • Ferryville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <1>
    • Wiley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Mason County
      • Wiley has also been known as:
      • Wileys
    • Fountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Sauble
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
      • Sauble is located in Lake County
    • Peacock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
      • Peacock is located in Lake County
    • Irons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons
      • Irons is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irons <1>
  • Manistee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Filer City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer City
      • Filer City is located in Manistee County
    • Oak Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Manistee County
      • Oak Hill has also been known as:
      • Oakhill
    • Manistee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
      • Eastlake is located in Manistee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Parkdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Parkdale is located in Manistee County
    • Douglas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Manistee County
    • Udell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
      • Udell is located in Manistee County
    • Norwalk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Manistee County
    • Onekama
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama
      • Onekama is located in Manistee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onekama <1>
    • Dublin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Manistee County
    • Wellston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brethren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brethren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren
      • Brethren is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brethren <1>
  • Oceana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Pentwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • French Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
      • French Town is located in Oceana County
    • Hart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Hart is located in Oceana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <1>
    • Mears
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mears have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears
      • Mears is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mears <1>
    • Elbridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
    • Walkerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cobmoosa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
      • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
      • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
      • Cob Moo Sa
    • New Era
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
      • New Era is located in Oceana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <1>
    • Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
      • Ferry is located in Oceana County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lincoln, see our County-by-County Page for 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 65 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. 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:

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.

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hamlin Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamlin Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlin Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163607 <5>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Pere Marquette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Victory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Victory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victory Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
  • West Riverton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rickey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Towns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Summit Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...

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.<6>

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.

  • Ludington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Buttersville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
    • Buttersville is located in Mason County
  • Amber
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Amber is located in Mason County
    • Amber has also been known as:
    • Slaughtburg
  • Riverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Mason County
  • Scottville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • Scottville is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Scottville has also been known as:
    • Mason Center
    • Sweetland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <1>
  • Sugar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
    • Sugar Grove has also been known as:
    • Clark's Corners
  • Custer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Custer is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Former names for Custer:
    • Black Creek
    • Ferryville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <1>
  • Wiley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
    • Wiley is located in Mason County
    • Wiley has also been known as:
    • Wileys
  • Pentwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Free Soil
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
    • Fern is located in Mason County
    • Fern has also been known as:
    • Adamsville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Batcheller ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batcheller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
      • Batcheller is located in Mason County
      • Batcheller has also been known as:
      • Turtle Lake
    • Tallman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
      • Tallman is located in Mason County
      • Tallman has also been known as:
      • Weaver
    • Filer City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer City
      • Filer City is located in Manistee County

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.

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 State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 43.9917, Longitude: -86.4675       In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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