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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 located in Jackson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Siskiyou (CA), Douglas, Josephine & Klamath.

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:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Lincoln)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Colestin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colestin
      • Colestin is located in Jackson County
    • Shale City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
      • Shale City is located in Jackson County
    • Ashland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Talent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
      • Talent is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <2>
    • Phoenix
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <2>
    • Medford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterlingville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterlingville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
      • Sterlingville is located in Jackson County
    • Brownsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
    • Buncom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncom
      • Buncom is located in Jackson County
  • Klamath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Keno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Worden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
      • Worden is located in Klamath County
    • Midland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Siskiyou County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
    • Bogus ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bogus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
      • Bogus is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
    • Hornbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ager
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
      • Ager is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
    • Dorris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
      • Dorris is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorris <2>
    • Little Shasta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shasta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
      • Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
    • Montague
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Montague is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
    • Somerset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
    • Macdoel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yreka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yreka
      • Yreka is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,503 people
      • Yreka has also been known as:
      • Yreka City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yreka <2>
    • Klamath River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Hebron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
      • Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou County (CA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lincoln, see our County-by-County Page for 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 29 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. 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 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:

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.

  • Pinehurst Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehurst Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39274 <5>
  • Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
  • Hill Dunn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wells Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Way Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Way Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Way Cemetery
  • Scenic Hills Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
  • Henley - Hornbrook Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley - Hornbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley - Hornbrook Cemetery
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hargadine Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lake Creek Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Meyers Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyers Cemetery
    • Stearn Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stearn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearn Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Steinman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steinman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinman
    • Steinman is located in Jackson County
  • Barron ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
    • Barron is located in Jackson County
  • Gregory
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Jackson County
  • Bogus ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bogus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
    • Bogus is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Colestin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colestin
    • Colestin is located in Jackson County
  • Beswick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beswick
    • Beswick is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Hornbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Henley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Henley is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Ashland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ager
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
    • Ager is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Talent
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
    • Talent is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <2>
  • Phoenix
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <2>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Gottsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gottsville
      • Gottsville is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
    • Keno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lakecreek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakecreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecreek
      • Lakecreek is located in Jackson County

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.

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 Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 42.1088, Longitude: -122.4031       In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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