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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 Green (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 Green. 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 Green ...

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 Green: Lincoln Grn.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lincoln Green. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lincoln Green.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lincoln Green is located in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Bamberg, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Lincoln Green)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Green, with the one closest to Lincoln Green listed first.
    • Dorchester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harleyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint George
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Grover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Reevesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Flowertown Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Summerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chandler Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Green, with the one closest to Lincoln Green listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Washington Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Highland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Cross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ladson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Caromi Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Pinopolis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Moncks Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Mount Holly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Eadytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Camelot Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Goose Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Green, with the one closest to Lincoln Green listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Otranto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Ravenel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hollywood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Green, with the one closest to Lincoln Green listed first.
    • Canadys
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Cottageville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Round O
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Johnsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Walterboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smoaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Drawdy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Ruffin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Green, with the one closest to Lincoln Green listed first.
    • Holly Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Eutawville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Green Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Possum Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Vance
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Bowman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Santee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Branchville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Parler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Sixty Six
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six

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

Cemeteries Near Lincoln Green ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln Green.

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

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

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

  • Dorchester Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Harleyville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rumph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cummings Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Muckenfuss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mims Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Moorer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorer Cemetery
      • The Moorer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Moore Cemetery
      • Willie Moorer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70704 <2>

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 Green in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lincoln Green.

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

  • Harleyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ridgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Holly Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Reevesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cottageville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
  • Wells
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Long Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Summerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dantzler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
  • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Vance
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Bowman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Walterboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lincoln Green ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln Green.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln Green, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lincoln Green.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Green:

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 Green, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lincoln Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.