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Welcome to Lincklaen ...

Lincklaen is located in Chenango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lincklaen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Lincklaen is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lincklaen lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lincklaen: 607

Websites for Lincklaen ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lincklaen, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lincklaen ...

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

  • Cortland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Homer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
  • Cazenovia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Morrisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherburne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • McGraw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marathon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tully
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Earlville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Lincklaen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lincklaen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lincklaen. 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 Lincklaen.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lincklaen ...

Looking for more information about Lincklaen? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lincklaen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lincklaen.

Adding Lincklaen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lincklaen 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 (so far) for Lincklaen was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lincklaen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chenango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lincklaen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.