List of The Most Common U.S. County Name Etymologies - Lincoln County (24 Counties)

Lincoln County (24 Counties)

Most (probably 17 of 24) Lincoln Counties in the United States are named for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President; four other Lincoln counties are named for Benjamin Lincoln, a leading general in the American Revolutionary War; still another is named for an existing Lincoln County.

  • Lincoln County, Arkansas: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Colorado: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Georgia: named for Benjamin Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Idaho: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Kansas: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Kentucky: named for Benjamin Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Maine: named for the city of Lincoln, England.
  • Lincoln County, Minnesota: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Mississippi: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Missouri: named for Benjamin Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Montana: probably named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Nebraska: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Nevada: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, New Mexico: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, North Carolina: named for Benjamin Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Oklahoma: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Oregon: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, South Dakota: named for Lincoln County, Maine.
  • Lincoln County, Tennessee: named for Benjamin Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Washington: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, West Virginia: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Wisconsin: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln County, Wyoming: named for Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln Parish, Louisiana: named for Abraham Lincoln.

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