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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 Park (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 Park. 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 and hospitals 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 Park is located in Moore County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Moore County: Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond & Scotland.

Below are the counties that are near Lincoln Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lincoln Park:

  • Moore County     (The home county of Lincoln Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Silver Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Silver Springs is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Pinebluff
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Aberdeen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Taylortown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Taylortown is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Southern Pines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxfire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Foxfire is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • West End
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whispering Pines
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
    • Seven Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
    • Lakeview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Harris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Harris is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Anson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Cairo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cairo is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Lilesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Chatham County
    • Carbonton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Carbonton is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Fort Bragg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Manchester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Manchester is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Timberlake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Bonnie Doone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cumberland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Kingsford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
    • Spring Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hope Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Shaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Shaw is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Shaw has also been known as:
      • Shaw Heights
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Overhills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Overhills is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
    • Murchisontown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
    • Pineview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pineview is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
    • Spout Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
    • Olivia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Barbecue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
    • Twin Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Hoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Ashley Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
    • Five Points
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Five Points is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Timberland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Timberland is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
    • Bowmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bowmore is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
    • Raeford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Dundarrach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
    • Gold Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Rockfish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Rockfish is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • White Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • White Hill is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
    • Quail Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Lemon Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
    • Parkwood Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
    • Swann
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Swann is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
    • Tramway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tramway is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Saint Andrews
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Western Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Western Hills is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Candor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Biscoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <1>
    • Star
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Star is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <1>
    • Ether
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ether is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
    • Troy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Troy is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Hoffman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hoffman is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
    • Marston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marston is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
    • Norman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Norman is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Ellerbe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dobbins Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Hamlet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Steen Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Steen Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
    • Honey Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
    • New Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Rockingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Rockingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
    • Ghio Scholl Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
    • Yates Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
  • Robeson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Red Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Shannon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shannon is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Alma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Alma is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Lumber Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Prospect
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Philadelphus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
    • Rex
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rex is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
    • Parkton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Banks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Banks is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
    • Rennert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rennert is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Scotland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • New Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Town is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Wagram
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Crump Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Crump Town is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
    • Richmond Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
    • Laurel Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • East Laurinburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Laurinburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Gibson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hasty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hasty is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
  • Marlboro County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Newtonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • McColl
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Lincoln Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln Park.

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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Silver Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McDonalds Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaulah Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Beulah Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Goins Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Dam Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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>

While we didn't find Lincoln Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lincoln Park.

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

  • Pinebluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Aberdeen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoffman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoffman is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
  • Manly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Manly is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
  • Southern Pines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West End
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
  • Roberdell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Roberdell is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
  • Hamlet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Capels Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
  • Rockingham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cameron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Candor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lincoln Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln Park.

Newspapers Published in Lincoln Park ...

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 Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln Park, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lincoln Park.

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 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 Park:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lincoln Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.