Welcome to Lincoln ...
Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lincoln, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.
When the people of Lincoln refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lincolnite<2>
Lincoln is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lincoln lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lincoln: 920 & 274<4>
Communities Also Named Lincoln ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 63 communities that are also named Lincoln - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (6), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (3), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia, Washington (3) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lincoln.
Communities near Lincoln ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lincoln.
- Green Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Suamico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Sturgeon Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Kewaunee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Luxemburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Casco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville is located in Door County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Duvall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
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To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lincoln. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lincoln.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lincoln. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln. See our Newspapers Page for Lincoln.
Adding Lincoln to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lincoln in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lincoln was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lincoln post office opened in 1863. The Lincoln post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lincoln.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Kewaunee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Lincoln refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Lincoln may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lincoln - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Lincoln area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Lincoln area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |