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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 Estates (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 Estates. 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.
Name Variations for Lincoln Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lincoln Estates: Lincoln Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lincoln Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lincoln Estates.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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 Estates is located in York County.
To see how the shape of South 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 York County: Cleveland (NC), Gaston (NC), Mecklenburg (NC), Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Lincoln Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lincoln Estates:
- York County (The home county of Lincoln Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- York
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Filbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McConnells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- India Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blacksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Gaffney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Lowrys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Smith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Edgemoor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cabal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Eureka Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Lando
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gayle Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Richburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Fort Lawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Camp Cox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Springdell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Van Wyck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Pacolet Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Central Pacolet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Lockhart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Kelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Meador ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Bonham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Grover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Earl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Patterson Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Light Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Stony Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Elizabeth City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Briarwood Townhouses
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- South Gastonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Gastonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ranlo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McAdenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Lincoln County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Crouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Iron Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Lowesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Pineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Yorkmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Dalton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Paw Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Biddleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Wilmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Charlotte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Chateau Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Marvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Waxhaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jaars
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Wesley Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lincoln Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Lincoln Estates.
Cemeteries Near Lincoln Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln Estates.
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 Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lincoln Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Barber Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Lincoln Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lincoln Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Filbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Tirzah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tirzah is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tirzah
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Blairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Belmont ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- India Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lincoln Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln Estates.
Newspapers Published in Lincoln Estates ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln Estates, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lincoln Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Estates:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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 Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |