Lincoln County (17 Counties)
This is a list of all of the Counties in the United States named for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States.
- Lincoln County, Arkansas
- Lincoln County, Colorado
- Lincoln County, Idaho
- Lincoln County, Kansas
- Lincoln County, Minnesota
- Lincoln County, Mississippi
- Lincoln County, Montana is probably named for Abraham Lincoln.
- Lincoln County, Nebraska
- Lincoln County, Nevada
- Lincoln County, New Mexico
- Lincoln County, Oklahoma
- Lincoln County, Oregon
- Lincoln County, Washington
- Lincoln County, West Virginia
- Lincoln County, Wisconsin
- Lincoln County, Wyoming
- Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
NOTE (8 Counties were named for other people named Lincoln) Five Counties are named for Benjamin Lincoln, a leading general in the American Revolutionary War.
- Lincoln County, Georgia
- Lincoln County, Kentucky
- Lincoln County, Missouri
- Lincoln County, North Carolina
- Lincoln County, Tennessee
ALSO:
- Lincoln County, Maine is named for the city of Lincoln, England.
- Lincoln County, South Dakota: is named for Lincoln County, Maine.
Read more about this topic: List Of U.S. Counties Named After U.S. Presidents
Famous quotes containing the words lincoln and/or county:
“It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the liberties of its people, can be strong enough to maintain its own existence, in great emergencies.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“Don’t you know there are 200 temperance women in this county who control 200 votes. Why does a woman work for temperance? Because she’s tired of liftin’ that besotted mate of hers off the floor every Saturday night and puttin’ him on the sofa so he won’t catch cold. Tonight we’re for temperance. Help yourself to them cloves and chew them, chew them hard. We’re goin’ to that festival tonight smelling like a hot mince pie.”
—Laurence Stallings (1894–1968)