Lincoln

The now widespread name, Lincoln originated in a city in eastern England. Its name is a contraction of the Latin Lindum Colonia, which was the name of a colony for veteran Roman soldiers. When the English counties (they were then called shires) were established in around the eleventh century, Lincoln became the principal town of Lincolnshire.

Municipalities

In Australia

• Port Lincoln, South Australia in Australia

In Canada

• Lincoln, Ontario in Canada
• Lincoln County, Ontario
• Lincoln, a former federal electoral district

In the United Kingdom

• Lincoln, county town of Lincolnshire: the original place called "Lincoln"

In New Zealand

• Lincoln, New Zealand

In the United States

Named Lincoln

• Lincoln, Alabama
• Lincoln, Arkansas
• Lincoln, California
• Lincoln, Sussex County, Delaware
• Lincoln, Illinois
• Lincoln, Iowa
• Lincoln, Maine
• Lincoln, Massachusetts
• Lincoln, Michigan
• Lincoln, Missouri
• Lincoln, Montana
• Lincoln, Nebraska, the state capital of Nebraska
• Lincoln, New Hampshire
• Lincoln, New York
• Lincoln, North Dakota
• Lincoln, Pennsylvania
• Lincoln, Rhode Island
• Lincoln, Vermont
• Lincoln, Loudoun County, Virginia
• Lincoln, Wisconsin (12)
• Lincoln, a proposed U.S. state, to be named in honor of President Lincoln, would have merged the Idaho Panhandle and Eastern Washington in 1901.

With Lincoln in the name

• Lincoln Center, Kansas
• Lincoln City, Indiana
• Lincoln City, Oregon
• Lincoln Heights, Ohio
• several Lincoln Parks
• Lincoln Township, Michigan (8)
• Lincoln Township, Minnesota (2)
• Lincoln Township, Pennsylvania (3)
• Lincoln Village, Ohio
• Lincoln County is the name of counties in 24 U.S. states (called Lincoln Parish in Louisiana)