Lincoln most commonly refers to: *

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation throu ...

(1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. *

Lincoln (name) Lincoln is a surname and masculine given name of Old English origin. The surname originates from the city of Lincoln, England, whose name means "lake/pool colony", combining the Brythonic word ''lynn'' with the Latin word ''colonia''. This transla ...

, a surname and given name * Lincoln Motor Company, a Ford brand Lincoln may also refer to:

Places

Canada

* Lincoln, Alberta *

Lincoln, New Brunswick Lincoln (2011 pop.: 6,458) is a Canadian suburban community in Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Geography Located on the west bank of the Saint John River between Fredericton and Oromocto, Lincoln was one of the original United Empire Loyalist ...

Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick Lincoln is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Fredericton and the local service districts of Rusagonis-Waasis and the parish of Lincoln, all of which are members ...

Lincoln, Ontario Lincoln is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. The town's administrative and commercial centre is in the community of Beamsville. Geography Lincoln's location between the southern shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara ...

Lincoln (electoral district) Lincoln was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1883 and from 1904 to 1997. It was on the Niagara Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario. At various times, there was also an electoral ...

(former), Ontario **

Lincoln (provincial electoral district) Lincoln is a historical provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario between 1867 and 1999. It was located on the Niagara Peninsula. At various times, there was also a federal ...

(former), Ontario

United Kingdom

* Lincoln, England ** Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency) * Lincoln Green, Leeds

United States

Lincoln, Alabama Lincoln is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1911. At the 2020 census, the population was 6,845. It was named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, who served in the American army during the Revolutionary ...

Lincoln, Arkansas Lincoln is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,249 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas metro area. History Establishment The area around Lincoln first saw white settlement in the late ...

Lincoln, California Lincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States, part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. Located in an area of rapid suburban development, it grew 282.1 percent between 2000 and 2010, making it the fastest-growing city over 10,00 ...

, in Placer County * Lincoln, former name of

Clinton, California Clinton (formerly, Sarahville, Sarahsville, and Lincoln) is a small town in Amador County, California. It is located south of Pine Grove, at an elevation of 1972 feet (601 m). Clinton was the center of a placer mining community during the 1 ...

, in Amador County *

Lincoln, Delaware Lincoln (originally Lincoln City) is an unincorporated community in northern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The planner who originally laid out the town pla ...

Lincoln, Idaho Lincoln is a census-designated place in Bonneville County, Idaho located just east of Idaho Falls, southwest of Iona and north of Ammon. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,647. Lincoln has an area of , all of it land. Lincoln as a separa ...

Lincoln, Illinois Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. First settled in the 1830s, it is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. Lincoln is ho ...

* Lincoln, Indiana *

Lincoln, Iowa Lincoln is a city in Tama County, Iowa, United States. The population was 121 at the time of the 2020 census. The community was known as Berlin until June 12, 1918. History Lincoln was founded by Charles Spencer and bore a number of short-lived ...

Lincoln Center, Kansas Lincoln Center, more commonly known as Lincoln, is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,171. History Settler George Green founded the town of Linco ...

Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Lincoln Parish ( French: ''Paroisse de Lincoln'') is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,735. The parish seat is Ruston. The parish was created on February 24, 1873, from parts of B ...

Lincoln, Maine Lincoln is a town in Penobscot County, Maine. The town's population was 4,853 at the 2020 United States Census. A statue honoring Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon was installed in Lincoln, in 2021. The bronze sculpture faces Gordon's grav ...

, a New England town **

Lincoln (CDP), Maine Lincoln is a census-designated place (CDP) consisting of the primary settlement in the town of Lincoln in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,884 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bu ...

, the primary village in the town *

Lincoln Plantation, Maine Lincoln Plantation is a plantation in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It contains the village of Wilson's Mills. The population was 41 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a tota ...

* Lincoln, Massachusetts *

Lincoln, Michigan Lincoln is a village in Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 305 at the 2020 census. The village is situated on the boundary between Gustin Township on the south and Hawes Township on the north. The Lincoln 4874 ...

, a village in Alcona County * Lincoln, Washtenaw County, Michigan, an unincorporated community *

Lincoln, Missouri Lincoln is a city in Benton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,190 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Lincoln was established in 1866. The city was named for Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United St ...

* Lincoln, Minnesota *

Lincoln, Montana Lincoln is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,013. History Meriwether Lewis passed through the area on his return to St. L ...

* Lincoln, Nebraska, capital of the state * Lincoln, New Hampshire ** Lincoln (CDP), New Hampshire, the main village in the town *

Lincoln, Gloucester County, New Jersey Lincoln is a hamlet and unincorporated community in South Harrison Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. Formerly known as Stringtown, it is located in the southeastern part of the township, near the border with Salem County ...

Lincoln, New Mexico Lincoln is an unincorporated village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Description The community sits in the Bonito Valley between the Sacramento Mountains and the Capitan Mountains at an elevation of 5,696 feet. The village is ...

Lincoln, New York Lincoln is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 2,012 at the 2010 census. The Town of Lincoln is in the north-central part of the county. History The town was established in 1896 from a division of the Town of ...

* Lincoln, North Dakota * Lincoln, Jackson County, Oregon *

Lincoln, Pennsylvania Lincoln is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 932 at the 2020 United States Census. Lincoln does not have its own post office. Three ZIP codes are used in the borough: 15133 for the northern portion o ...

* Lincoln, Rhode Island * Lincoln, Texas *

Lincoln, Vermont Lincoln is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. Lincoln is located at the base of Mount Abraham in the Green Mountains. It was settled by Quakers in the late 18th Century. The population was 1,323 at the 2020 census. Today, Lincoln is ...

Lincoln, Virginia Lincoln is a historic unincorporated village in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, located approximately south of Purcellville. It was established as the community of Goose Creek during the 1750s by Quaker settlers and renamed "Li ...

* Lincoln, Washington *

Lincoln, West Virginia Lincoln was an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographer ...

* Lincoln, Adams County, Wisconsin, a town * Lincoln, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, a town * Lincoln, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, a town * Lincoln, Burnett County, Wisconsin, a town * Lincoln, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, a town *

Lincoln, Forest County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 955 at the 2010 census. The ghost town of Keith was located in town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of whi ...

, a town *

Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 948 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Lincoln, Gregorville, and Euren are in the town. The unincorporated communities of Rio Creek and Rosie ...

, a town ** Lincoln (community), Wisconsin, Kewaunee County town * Lincoln, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a town * Lincoln, Polk County, Wisconsin, a town *

Lincoln, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 829 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.4 square miles (73.5 km2), of which, 2 ...

, a town * Lincoln, Vilas County, Wisconsin, a town *

Lincoln, Wood County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,554 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Bakerville is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a to ...

, a town

Proposed states

Lincoln (proposed Northwestern state) Lincoln is the name for several proposals to create a new state in the Northwest United States. The proposed State has been defined in multiple ways, but can generally be said to be coterminous with the region known as the Inland Northwest. Th ...

* Lincoln (proposed Southern state)

Elsewhere

Lincoln, Buenos Aires Lincoln is a city in the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. It is the capital of the district of Lincoln ( Lincoln Partido). The district of Lincoln was established on July 19, 1865, during a redistricting of Buenos Aires Province. The first ...

, Argentina *

Lincoln Partido The Partido de Lincoln is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, in central Argentina. As of the 2010 census, this provincial subdivision had a population of about 41,000 inh ...

, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina *

Port Lincoln Port Lincoln is a town on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. It is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, which opens eastward into Spencer Gulf. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located ...

, South Australia * Lincoln, Tasmania, Australia *

Motu One (Marquesas Islands) Motu One ( Marquesan for "Sand Island"; french: Îlot de Sable) is the name of a small sandbank with no vegetation, located on the western edge of a coral reef; the only atoll in the Marquesas Islands. The reef is approximately in diameter, and ...

or Lincoln, French Polynesia *

Lincoln, New Zealand Lincoln is a town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. The town is located on the Canterbury Plains to the west of Banks Peninsula, 22 kilometres southwest of Christchurch. The town has a popul ...

, in the Canterbury Region ** Lincoln (New Zealand electorate) (former), Canterbury *

Lincoln, Auckland Lincoln is a suburb in West Auckland, New Zealand. It is also the filming location of Shortland Street. The suburb is sometimes called Lincoln North or treated as part of Henderson North to avoid confusion with Lincoln in Canterbury. Demograp ...

, New Zealand

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* Lincoln Records, a United States record label in the 1920s * ''Lincoln'' (album), a 1988 album by They Might Be Giants *

Lincoln (band) Lincoln was an American alternative rock band consisting of four members: Chris Temple (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Gonzalo Martinez de la Cotera (drums), Danny Weinkauf (bass), and Dan Miller (guitar). They were based in New York City. Th ...

, an American alternative rock band of the late 1990s

Television

* ''Lincoln'' or ''Carl Sandburg's Lincoln'', a 1974 miniseries with

Hal Holbrook Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and screenwriter. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show that he developed called ''Mark Twain Tonight!'' ...

* ''Lincoln'' (miniseries), a 1988 American TV miniseries starring Sam Waterston * ''Lincoln'' (TV series), a 2005–2013 Japanese variety television show

Other uses in art, entertainment, and media

* Lincoln Island, a fictional island in Jules Verne's ''

The Mysterious Island ''The Mysterious Island'' (french: L'Île mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1875. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's ...

'' * ''Lincoln'' (play), a 1906 Broadway play by Benjamin Chapin * ''Lincoln'' (novel), a 1984 novel by Gore Vidal * Lincoln, one of the Grounders in '' The 100'' TV series * ''Lincoln'' (film), a 2012 film by Steven Spielberg

Brands, enterprises, and organizations

Businesses and brands

Lincoln Electric __NOTOC__ Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational and global manufacturer of welding products, arc welding equipment, welding consumables, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and robotic welding systems. The company is ...

, a US company * Lincoln International, an investment banking firm * Lincoln Logs, a children's toy *

Lincoln Motor Car Works Lincoln Motor Car Works was an automobile company in Chicago, Illinois. It produced cars for Sears Roebuck from 1908 until 1912. History Lincoln Motor Car Works built a high-wheeler brass era automobile that was sold through the Sears Catalog ...

, making cars sold exclusively by Sears Roebuck 1908–1912 * Lincoln Motor Company, a Ford brand *

Lincoln National Corporation Lincoln National Corporation is a ''Fortune'' 200 American holding company, which operates multiple insurance and investment management businesses through subsidiary companies. Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for LNC and its subsi ...

, an insurance company *

Lincoln Snacks Company The Lincoln Snacks Company (or Lincoln Snacks) was a manufacturer of caramelized popcorn and popcorn/ nut mixes. Lincoln Snacks’ products are produced in Lincoln, Nebraska and sold nationally under the Poppycock, Fiddle Faddle and Screaming Ye ...

* Lincoln (surveillance), a brand of electronic data interception products

Educational institutions

Lincoln Academy (disambiguation) Lincoln Academy may refer to: Schools * Lincoln Academy (Maine) (est. 1801), a private boarding and day school in Newcastle, Maine, US * Lincoln Academy (Kings Mountain, North Carolina) (1886–1955), a former public elementary and secondary schoo ...

* Lincoln Christ's Hospital School, Lincolnshire *

Lincoln College (disambiguation) Lincoln College may refer to: ;in Australia: * Lincoln College (University of Adelaide), a residential College of the University of Adelaide ;in Malaysia: * Lincoln University College, Malaysia, a private higher education institution formerly kno ...

* Lincoln Elementary School (disambiguation) *

Lincoln Group of Schools Lincoln Tech is an American group of for-profit postsecondary vocational institutions headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. Each campus is owned and operated by Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (), a provider of career-oriented post ...

, U.S *

Lincoln High School (disambiguation) Lincoln High School may refer to: Costa Rica *Lincoln School (Costa Rica), San José, Costa Rica New Zealand * Lincoln High School (New Zealand), Christchurch, New Zealand United States Alabama *Lincoln Normal School, Marion Arkansas * Lincol ...

Lincoln School (disambiguation) Lincoln School may refer to: Nepal * Lincoln School, Kathmandu, Nepal United Kingdom * Lincoln Grammar School was a boys' grammar and boarding school on Wragby Road in Lincoln, Lincolnshire which in 1974 became Lincoln Christ's Hospital Schoo ...

* Lincoln Tech, a group of schools in New Jersey, US *

Lincoln University (disambiguation) Lincoln University or University of Lincoln may refer to: United States California *Abraham Lincoln University, a law school in Los Angeles *Claremont Lincoln University, an accredited online graduate university in Claremont *Lincoln Universit ...

Old Lincoln High School Lincoln High School (also known as Lincoln Academy) was a high school located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is commonly referred to as "Historic Lincoln High School" or "Old Lincoln". There is no connection with Leon County's curren ...

, Tallahassee, Florida, US * University of Lincoln, UK

Other organizations

Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the "Imps" after the legend of ...

, an English football club * Lincoln Red Imps F.C., a semi-professional football club of Gibraltar * Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ, a church in Washington, D.C., US * Lincoln–Lee Legion, a temperance organization

Flora and fauna

Lincoln sheep The Lincoln, sometimes called the Lincoln Longwool, is a breed of sheep from England. The Lincoln is the largest British sheep, developed specifically to produce the heaviest, longest and most lustrous fleece of any breed in the world. Great nu ...

* Lincoln (grape) or Catawba grape

Memorials and monuments

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument The ''Lincoln Monument'' is a bust of Abraham Lincoln by Robert Russin, high and resting on a granite pedestal, at the Summit Rest Area on Interstate 80 east of Laramie, Wyoming. Russin originally erected the sculpture in 1959 nearby on She ...

* Lincoln Memorial * Lincoln Monument (Dixon, Illinois) * Lincoln Monument of Wabash, Indiana

Transport

Military craft

Avro Lincoln The Avro Type 694 Lincoln is a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were initially known as the Lancaster IV and V; these were renamed Lincoln I and I ...

, WWII RAF bomber * HMS ''Lincoln'', several Royal Navy warships * USS ''Abraham Lincoln'', two US Navy vessels and several fictitious vessels

Rail stations

* Lincoln station (Illinois), an Amtrak station in Lincoln, Illinois, United States * Lincoln station (MBTA), Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States * Lincoln station (Nebraska), an Amtrak station in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States * Lincoln station (Nebraska, 1926–2012), Lincoln, Nebraska, United States * Lincoln station (RTD), a transit station in Lone Tree, Colorado, United States *

Lincoln station (SkyTrain) Lincoln is an elevated station on the Millennium Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system in Coquitlam, British Columbia. It is located on Pinetree Way, situated between Lincoln and Northern Avenues. Coquitlam Centre and Hender ...

, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada * Lincoln railway station, Lincoln, England *

Lincoln St Marks railway station Lincoln St. Marks is a closed railway station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. History St. Mark's railway station, the first in Lincoln, was opened by the Midland Railway in 1846. It was originally a terminus; the line was extended through t ...

, a closed station in Lincoln, England

Roadways

Lincoln Highway, South Australia Lincoln Highway is a highway in South Australia which links the cities of Port Augusta and Port Lincoln located on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula over a distance of . Lincoln Highway - along with Flinders Highway - presents an alternative b ...

Lincoln Highway The Lincoln Highway is the first transcontinental highway in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles. Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, and formally dedicated October 31, 19 ...

, US ** Route of the Lincoln Highway **

Lincoln Highway (Delaware) The Lincoln Highway in Delaware was a designation that existed from the 1910s to 1938, running from the Maryland border west of Newark to the Pennsylvania border in Claymont by way of Newark and Wilmington. The roadway is now part of the followin ...

Lincoln Highway (Omaha) The Lincoln Highway in Omaha, Nebraska, runs east–west from near North 183rd Street and West Dodge Road in Omaha, Nebraska, towards North 192nd Street outside of Elkhorn. This section of the Lincoln Highway, one of only that were paved with ...

** Lincoln Highway in Greene County, Iowa * Lincoln Tunnel, between New Jersey and New York * Lincoln Drive in Philadelphia ** Lincoln Drive Bridge also in Philadelphia

Other uses

* Lincoln (1914 automobile), a light two-seater built by the Lincoln Motor Car Company in Detroit *

Lincoln (footballer, born 1979) Lincoln Cássio de Souza Soares (born 22 January 1979), commonly known as Lincoln, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Career Atlético Mineiro Lincoln was born in São Brás do Suaçuí. He was ...

(Lincoln Cássio de Souza Soares, Brazilian midfielder *

Lincoln (footballer, born 1996) Lincoln Fernando Rocha da Silva (born 7 March 1996), commonly known as Lincoln, is a Brazilian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are as ...

(Lincoln Fernando Rocha da Silva), Brazilian defender * Lincoln (footballer, born 1998) (Lincoln Henrique Oliveira dos Santos), Brazilian midfielder *

Lincoln (footballer, born 2000) Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos (born 16 December 2000), or simply Lincoln, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Cruzeiro on loan from Vissel Kobe as a forward or a winger. Career Flamengo Lincoln made his professional debut for Flamengo at on ...

(Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos), Brazilian forward *

Lincoln (tree) Lincoln is the name of a huge giant sequoia located in Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park. It is currently considered by many to be the fourth largest tree in the world. Description Lincoln features an irregular base with prominent burn scar ...

, a sequoia in Giant Forest, California *

Lincoln biscuit A Lincoln biscuit is a circular short dough biscuit of the shortcake variety, most commonly decorated on one side with a pattern of raised dots. The McVitie's version had the word 'Lincoln' embossed on the center of the biscuit. Lincoln biscui ...

Lincoln cent The Lincoln cent (sometimes called the Lincoln penny) is a one-cent coin that has been struck by the United States Mint since 1909. The obverse or heads side was designed by Victor David Brenner, as was the original reverse, depicting two stalks ...

, U.S. coinage * Lincoln green, a dyed woollen cloth *

Lincoln Way (San Francisco) Lincoln Way is a major east–west thoroughfare in western San Francisco, California. It has two lanes for traffic and two tracks for streetcars. The street's eastern end starts at Arguello Boulevard and runs westbound through the Sunset Distr ...