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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 (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 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 Lee County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Bastrop, Burleson, Fayette, Milam, Washington & Williamson.

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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gloyna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gloyna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gloyna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keng Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keng Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keng Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Betts Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Betts Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Betts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copperas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copperas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Germania Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Melcher Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Schroeder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (209 more) ...
    • German Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rost Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rost Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • High Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lincoln had 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.

  • Fedor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fedor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fedor
    • From Lincoln to Fedor
  • Giddings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lexington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dime Box
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Paige
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
    • Paige is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <2>
  • Serbin ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ledbetter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
    • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <2>
  • Tanglewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tanglewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tanglewood
    • From Lincoln to Tanglewood
  • Deanville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Warda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • McDade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
    • McDade is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <2>
  • Hicks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hicks
    • From Lincoln to Hicks
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Nechanitz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldeck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
      • Waldeck is located in Fayette County
    • Winchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Fayette County

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 69 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. 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 websites either 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:

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lincoln) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2860, Longitude: -96.9639    
<6>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.




 

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