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
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