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Welcome to Lincoln Park ...

Lincoln Park is located in Berks County<1>.


The location of Lincoln Park 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 Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Lincoln Park is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Lincoln Park ...

While we believe that this Lincoln Park is located in Berks County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Lincoln Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny, Delaware and Northampton County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 45 communities that are also named Lincoln Park - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (3), Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (4), New York (3), North Carolina (3), Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lincoln Park ...

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

  • Reading
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pottstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ephrata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Holland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Birdsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kutztown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
    • Kutztown is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
  • Hamburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Fleetwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
    • Fleetwood is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <4>
  • Boyertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
    • Boyertown is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <4>
  • Akron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Akron is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lincoln Park ...

Looking for more information about Lincoln Park? 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 Lincoln Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lincoln Park.

Adding Lincoln Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lincoln Park 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 Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lincoln Park post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lincoln Park.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lincoln Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lincoln Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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