Welcome to Lincoln ...

Lincoln is located in Lewis and Clark County<1>.

The location of Lincoln has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lincoln, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

When the people of Lincoln refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lincolnite<3>

Lincoln is 4,540 feet [1,384 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Lincoln is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lincoln lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lincoln is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Lincoln ...

While we believe that this Lincoln is located in Lewis and Clark County, we know of another 2 Montana communities named Lincoln. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cascade and Deer Lodge County.

Beyond Montana, there are 63 communities that are also named Lincoln - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (6), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia, Washington (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lincoln.

Communities near Lincoln ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lincoln.

• Helmville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmville
  • Helmville is located in Powell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helmville <5>
• Atlantic City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
  • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
• Ovando
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovando
  • Ovando is located in Powell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovando <5>
• Canyon Creek
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Creek
  • Canyon Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon Creek <5>
• Marysville ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Avon
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Powell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Silver City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Goldcreek ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldcreek
  • Goldcreek is located in Powell County
  • Goldcreek has also been known as:
  • Gold Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldcreek <5>
• Jens
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
  • Jens is located in Powell County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lincoln. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lincoln.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lincoln. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln. See our Newspapers Page for Lincoln.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lincoln ...

Looking for more information about Lincoln? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lincoln, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lincoln.

Adding Lincoln to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lincoln in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lincoln was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lincoln post office opened in 1869.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lincoln.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/