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Do you know of Lincoln ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lincoln. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Lincoln.

Our sources for Lincoln (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Lincoln other than they indicate that Lincoln would be found somewhere in Clay County, South Dakota.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1864 and closed  in 1900.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Lincoln ...

We found 63 communities that share the name Lincoln.

Within South Dakota, the name Lincoln is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of another 63 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 63 communities, 61 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lincoln [Madison County].
      • Talladega County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lincoln [Talladega County].
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Lincoln [Washington County].
    • California
      • Madera County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Lincoln [Madera County].
      • Placer County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Lincoln [Placer County].
    • Colorado
      • Summit County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Lincoln [Summit County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Lincoln [Sussex County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lincoln [Hillsborough County].
      • Miami-Dade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lincoln [Miami-Dade County].
    • Idaho
      • Bonneville County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Lincoln [Bonneville County].
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Lincoln [Logan County].
    • Indiana
      • Cass County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lincoln [Cass County].
      • Spencer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lincoln [Spencer County].
    • Iowa
      • Grundy County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Lincoln [Grundy County].
      • Tama County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Lincoln [Tama County].
    • Kansas
      • Nemaha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lincoln [Nemaha County].
      • Reno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lincoln [Reno County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clay County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lincoln [Clay County].
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lincoln [Pulaski County].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Lincoln [Penobscot County].
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Lincoln [Prince George's County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Lincoln [Middlesex County].
    • Michigan
      • Alcona County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lincoln [Alcona County].
      • Berrien County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lincoln [Berrien County].
      • Chippewa County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lincoln [Chippewa County].
      • Mason County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lincoln [Mason County].
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lincoln [Oakland County].
      • Washtenaw County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lincoln [Washtenaw County].
    • Minnesota
      • Morrison County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lincoln [Morrison County].
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Lincoln [Benton County].
    • Montana
      • Cascade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lincoln [Cascade County].
      • Deer Lodge County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lincoln [Deer Lodge County].
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lincoln [Lewis and Clark County].
    • Nebraska
      • Lancaster County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Lincoln [Lancaster County].
    • New Brunswick
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Lincoln.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Lincoln [Grafton County].
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Lincoln [Gloucester County].
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Lincoln [Lincoln County].
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lincoln [Wayne County].
      • Westchester County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lincoln [Westchester County].
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Lincoln [Burleigh County].
    • Ohio
      • Delaware County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lincoln [Delaware County].
      • Gallia County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lincoln [Gallia County].
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lincoln [Richland County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Jackson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Lincoln [Jackson County].
      • Kingfisher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Lincoln [Kingfisher County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Lincoln.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Lincoln [Jackson County].
      • Polk County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Lincoln [Polk County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lincoln [Allegheny County].
      • Chester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lincoln [Chester County].
      • Lancaster County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lincoln [Lancaster County].
    • Tennessee
      • Lincoln County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lincoln [Lincoln County].
    • Texas
      • Lee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lincoln [Lee County].
    • Utah
      • Tooele County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Lincoln [Tooele County].
      • Utah County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Lincoln [Utah County].
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Lincoln [Addison County].
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lincoln [Loudoun County].
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Lincoln [Douglas County].
      • Kitsap County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Lincoln [Kitsap County].
      • Lincoln County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Lincoln [Lincoln County].
    • West Virginia
      • Wyoming County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lincoln [Wyoming County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Kewaunee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lincoln [Kewaunee County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Lincoln ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lincoln:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lincoln - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

More Orphans in  Clay County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Clay County.

Bolton 
  
Westerville 

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lincoln could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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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