Our Genealogy Helper
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 is located in Lincoln County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
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:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Lincoln)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Howell Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Corder Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Flintville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Clarks Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Camargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Elk Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Molino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Harms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Raus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Whitaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Southgate Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Huntland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lexie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Beans Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Garner Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Decherd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Estill Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Ardmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Elkmont Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trigg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Powell Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Delina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Yell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Belfast
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Cornersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Lynchburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Francisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Estillfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Hollytree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Baileytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Trenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Pleasant Groves
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Skyline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Ardmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Caro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Center Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Capshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Pettusville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Fairmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Elkmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Country Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Key's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hazel Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meridianville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Elkwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Country Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Mercury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Toney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lincoln, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Pryor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Simms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beavers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Towry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Land Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bevill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1372 more) ...
- Hazle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McNeal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lincoln had a population of 295 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Fisk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fisk is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Key's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Flintville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Plevna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Kelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Camargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smithland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Meridianville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Deposit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deposit is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
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.
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 22 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. 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 like to start 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |