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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lincoln (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lincoln. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 primarily located in Morrison County. A portion of Lincoln extends into Todd County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morrison County: Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Stearns & Todd.

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:

  • Morrison County     (The home county of Lincoln)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Pillager
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillager have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillager
      • Pillager is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillager <1>
    • East Gull Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
      • East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <1>
    • Ellis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellis
      • From Lincoln to Ellis
    • Lake Shore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <1>
  • Crow Wing County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Fort Ripley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Baxter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <1>
    • Brainerd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Nisswa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
      • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <1>
    • Lake Hubert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hubert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
      • Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
    • Merrifield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
      • Merrifield is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrifield <1>
    • Pequot Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
      • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <1>
  • Douglas County
    • Rose City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Rose City is located in Douglas County
  • Otter Tail County
  • Todd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Philbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
      • Philbrook is located in Todd County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Philbrook
      • From Lincoln to Philbrook
    • Staples
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
      • Staples is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <1>
    • Browerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
      • Browerville is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Clarissa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
      • Clarissa is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <1>
    • Pillsbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pillsbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
      • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pillsbury
      • From Lincoln to Pillsbury
    • Long Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
      • Long Prairie is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <1>
    • Eagle Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
      • Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <1>
    • Bertha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Bertha is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertha <1>
    • Hewitt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Hewitt is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Burtrum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Clotho
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Grey Eagle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Wadena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Aldrich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aldrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aldrich
      • From Lincoln to Aldrich
    • Verndale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lincoln, see our County-by-County Page for Lincoln.

Cemeteries Near Lincoln ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

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

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lincoln covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.

  • Scandia Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandia Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandia Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cushing Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cushing Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cushing Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rail Prairie Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rail Prairie Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rail Prairie Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosenlund Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosenlund Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosenlund Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Motley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Motley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Motley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Isadore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Isadore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Isadore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moran Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moran Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moran Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Randall Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lightner Baby Grave
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightner Baby Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightner Baby Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Stroming Grave Site
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroming Grave Site
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroming Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pillager Frontier Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Weitemier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weitemier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weitemier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lincoln had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.

  • Cushing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Philbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
    • Philbrook is located in Todd County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Philbrook
    • From Lincoln to Philbrook
  • Motley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
    • Motley is located in Morrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Motley <1>
  • Randall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pillager
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillager have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillager
    • Pillager is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillager <1>
  • Staples
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
    • Staples is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <1>
  • Fort Ripley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Browerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
    • Browerville is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Clarissa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
    • Clarissa is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <1>
  • Crow Wing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
    • Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
  • Belle Prairie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Mathias
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mathias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
    • Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Aldrich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aldrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aldrich
      • From Lincoln to Aldrich
    • Long Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
      • Long Prairie is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <1>
    • Pillsbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pillsbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
      • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pillsbury
      • From Lincoln to Pillsbury

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lincoln.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lincoln:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lincoln. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morrison County: www.co.morrison.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lincoln, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2105, Longitude: -94.6403    









 

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