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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 Lincolnton (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 Lincolnton. 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.

Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County and is the County Seat.

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 Lincoln County: Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell & Mecklenburg.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Lincolnton)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Bethlehem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Millersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Isenhour Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Little River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Fairview Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Liledoun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Stony Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Burke County
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Northlakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Granite Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sawmills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
    • Baton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Downsville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Hudson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cajah's Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Maiden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Providence Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
    • Duan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Duan is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Blackburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Plateau
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Startown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Startown is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
    • Banoak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Banoak is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
    • Rhoney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Drums Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
    • Killian Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
    • Propst Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
    • Newton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Waco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilson ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilson is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Beam Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Toluca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
    • Stony Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stubbs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Kings Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Knob Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lawndale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
    • Light Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
  • Gaston County
  • Iredell County
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Cornelius
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Huntersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Paw Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Chateau Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Davidson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Dixie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Spring Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Croft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pinecrest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Biddleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Dalton Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnton, with the one closest to Lincolnton listed first.
    • Hollis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Six Points
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee County (SC)
  • York County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Lincolnton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincolnton.

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

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

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

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 Lincolnton had a population of 957 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lincolnton had a population of 11,522 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lincolnton ...

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 Lincolnton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lincolnton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lincolnton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lincolnton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Lincolnton.

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 Lincolnton:

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 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.
<3>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- Lincolnton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lincolnton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.