Lincoln most commonly refers to: *

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...

(1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States *

Lincoln, England Lincoln () is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district, district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town. In the 2021 Census, the city's district had a population of 103,813. The 2021 census gave the Lincoln Urban Area, u ...

, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England *

Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The city covers and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census. It is the state's List of cities in Nebraska, second-most populous city a ...

, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. *

Lincoln (name) Lincoln is a masculine surname 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 translates to ...

, a surname and given name *

Lincoln Motor Company Lincoln Motor Company, or simply Lincoln, is the luxury vehicle division of American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company. Marketed among the top luxury vehicle brands in the United States, Lincoln is positioned closely against its Gene ...

, a Ford brand Lincoln may also refer to:

Places

Canada

* Lincoln, Alberta * Lincoln, New Brunswick * Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick *

Lincoln, Ontario Lincoln is a town on Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. The town's administrative and commercial centre is in the community of Beamsville, Ontario, Beamsville. Geography Lincoln's loca ...

** Lincoln (federal electoral district) (former), Ontario ** Lincoln (provincial electoral district) (former), Ontario

United Kingdom

Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency) Lincoln is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency in Lincolnshire, England represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Hamish Falconer of the Labour P ...

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 Revolutionar ...

Lincoln, Arkansas Lincoln is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,294 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas metro area. History Establishment The area around Lincoln first ...

Lincoln, California Lincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States, part of the Sacramento, California, Sacramento metropolitan area. Located north of Roseville, California, Roseville in an area of rapid suburban development, it grew 282 percent b ...

, in Placer County * Lincoln, former name of Clinton, California, 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. The community is 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, Illinois Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. First settled in the 1830s, it is the only town in the U.S. that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became President of the United States, president; he practiced law there from 18 ...

* Lincoln, Indiana * Lincoln, Iowa *

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 Lincol ...

Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Lincoln Parish (French language, French: ''Paroisse de Lincoln'') is a Parish (administrative division), parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 48,396. The parish w ...

Lincoln, Maine Lincoln is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. 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 fa ...

, 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 Bure ...

, 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 total ar ...

Lincoln, Massachusetts Lincoln is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,014 according to the 2020 United States census, including residents of Hanscom Air Force Base who live within town limits. The town, located in the MetroWe ...

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 1,144 at the 2020 census. History A post office called Lincoln was established in 1866. The city was named for Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United S ...

Lincoln, Minnesota Lincoln is an unincorporated community in Scandia Valley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along U.S. Highway 10 near Holt Road. 320th Street and Azure Road are also in the immediate area. Nearby ...

Lincoln, Montana Lincoln is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the ...

, capital of the state *

Lincoln, New Hampshire Lincoln is a New England town, town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the second-largest town by area in New Hampshire. The population was 1,631 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The town is home to the New Hamps ...

** 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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern ...

* Lincoln, New Mexico * Lincoln, New York * 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 ...

Lincoln, Rhode Island Lincoln is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,529 at the 2020 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of Providence. Lincoln is part of the Providence metropolitan statistica ...

* Lincoln, Texas *

Lincoln, Vermont Lincoln is a New England town, town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. Lincoln is 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 United States C ...

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 "L ...

* Lincoln, Washington * Lincoln, West Virginia *

Lincoln, Adams County, Wisconsin The Town of Lincoln is located in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 320 at the 2020 census, up from 296 at the 2010 census. The ghost town of Springbluff was located in the town. Geography According to the Un ...

, a town * Lincoln, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, a town *

Lincoln, Buffalo County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 162 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Cream and Praag ( ) are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, ...

, a town *

Lincoln, Burnett County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 309 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.98%, is water. De ...

, a town *

Lincoln, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,096 at the 2010 census. The village of Fall Creek is located within and surrounded by the town. The unincorporated community of Rodell is also located in t ...

, 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 within Lincoln. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of ...

, a town *

Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town (Wisconsin), town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 948 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Lincoln (community), Wisconsin, Lincoln, Gregorville, Wiscon ...

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

Lincoln, Monroe County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 827 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Kirby is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total a ...

, a town *

Lincoln, Polk County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,304 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Deronda is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a tota ...

, a town * Lincoln, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, a town *

Lincoln, Vilas County, Wisconsin Lincoln is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,579 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96.2 km2), of which, 32.6 ...

, 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 t ...

, a town * Mount Lincoln (disambiguation), various mountains

Memorials and monuments

* Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument *

Lincoln Memorial The Lincoln Memorial is a List of national memorials of the United States, U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the List of presidents of the United States, 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the Nati ...

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

Proposed states

Lincoln (proposed Northwestern state) Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln (nam ...

Lincoln (proposed Southern state) Texas divisionism refers to historical and contemporary movements advocating for the division of the State of Texas into as many as five states; a provision included in the resolution admitting the former Republic of Texas into the Union in 1845. ...

Elsewhere

* Lincoln, Buenos Aires, Argentina * Lincoln Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, a ''partido'' * Lincoln, Tasmania, Australia * Motu One (Marquesas Islands) or Lincoln, French Polynesia

New Zealand

Lincoln, New Zealand Lincoln () is a town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury, New Zealand, 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 Christ ...

, in the

Selwyn District Selwyn District is a predominantly rural district in central Canterbury, on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is named after the Selwyn River / Waikirikiri, which is in turn named after Bishop George Selwyn, the first Anglican b ...

Region of

Canterbury, New Zealand Canterbury () is a Regions of New Zealand, region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island. The region covers an area of , making it the largest region in the country by area. It is home to a population of The region in it ...

* Lincoln, Auckland, New Zealand

Arts, entertainment and media

Music

* Lincoln Records, an American 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 (guitarist), Dan Miller (guitar). They were ba ...

, 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. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show that he developed called ''Mark Twain Tonight!'' while studying at Denison University. H ...

* ''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'' (play), a 1906 Broadway play by Benjamin Chapin * ''Lincoln'' (novel), a 1984 novel by Gore Vidal * Lincoln Island, a fictional island in Jules Verne's novel ''

The Mysterious Island ''The Mysterious Island'' () is a novel by Jules Verne, serialised from August 1874 to September 1875 and then published in book form in November 1875. The first edition, published by Hetzel, contains illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel i ...

'' * ''Lincoln'' (film), a 2012 film by Steven Spielberg * Lincoln, one of the Grounders in '' The 100'' TV series

Businesses and brands

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

, an American company * Lincoln International, an investment banking firm *

Lincoln Logs Lincoln Logs are an American construction toy for children, consisting of square-notched miniature lightweight logs used to build small forts and buildings. They were invented around 1916 by John Lloyd Wright, second son of well-known architect ...

, 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 Catalo ...

, making cars sold exclusively by Sears Roebuck 1908–1912 *

, the luxury brand of Ford Motor Company *

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 Savings and Loan Association The Lincoln Savings and Loan Association of Irvine, California, was the financial institution at the heart of the Keating Five scandal during the 1980s savings and loan crisis. History Lincoln Savings and Loan Association was founded in Los Ange ...

* Lincoln Snacks Company * 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) Lincoln Academy was an elementary school and secondary s ...

Lincoln Christ's Hospital School Lincoln Christ's Hospital School is an English state secondary school with academy status located in Wragby Road in Lincoln. It was established in 1974, taking over the pupils and many of the staff of the older Lincoln Grammar School and Chri ...

, 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 Elementary School is a common name for elementary schools in the U.S. It may refer specifically to: *Lincoln Elementary School (Newark, California), part of the Newark Unified School District *Lincoln Elementary School (Oakland, California) ...

* Lincoln Group of Schools, 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, Alabama Arka ...

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 Scho ...

* 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 Universi ...

Old Lincoln High School Lincoln High School, also known as Lincoln Academy, was a high school for African Americans in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is commonly referred to as "Historic Lincoln High School" or "Old Lincoln". There is no connection with Leon ...

, Tallahassee, Florida, US *

University of Lincoln The University of Lincoln is a public university, public research university in Lincoln, England, Lincoln, England, with origins dating back to 1861. It gained university status in 1992 and its present name in 2001. The main campus is in the hea ...

, UK

Military

Avro Lincoln The Avro Type 694 Lincoln is a British four-engined heavy bomber, which maiden flight, 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 L ...

, a Second World War RAF bomber * HMS ''Lincoln'', several Royal Navy warships * USS ''Abraham Lincoln'', two US Navy vessels and several fictitious vessels

Sports

* Lincoln City F.C., an English football club * Lincoln Red Imps F.C., a semi-professional football club of Gibraltar * Lincoln (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian midfielder Lincoln Cássio de Souza Soares * Lincoln (footballer, born 1996), Brazilian defender Lincoln Fernando Rocha da Silva * Lincoln (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian midfielder Lincoln Henrique Oliveira dos Santos * Lincoln (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian forward Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos

Transport

Rail stations

Lincoln Depot Lincoln Depot is located in Springfield, Illinois. It is so called because Abraham Lincoln's bittersweet Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address, 1861 Farewell Address to Springfield was delivered here as he boarded the train to Washington D.C. at ...

, Springfield, Illinois train station at which Abraham Lincoln gave a farewell address * 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), Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada *

Lincoln railway station Lincoln railway station (previously Lincoln Central) serves the city of Lincoln, England. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, who provide the majority of services from the station, with other services b ...

, Lincoln, England * Lincoln St Marks railway station, a closed station in Lincoln, England

Roads

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 ...

Lincoln Highway The Lincoln Highway is one of the first transcontinental highways 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 Octob ...

, United States ** Lincoln Highway (Delaware) ** Lincoln Highway (Omaha) ** Lincoln Highway in Greene County, Iowa *

Lincoln Tunnel The Lincoln Tunnel is an approximately tunnel under the Hudson River, connecting Weehawken, New Jersey, to the west with Midtown Manhattan in New York City to the east. It carries New Jersey Route 495 on the New Jersey side and the unsigned N ...

, between New Jersey and New York * Lincoln Drive in Philadelphia * Lincoln Boulevard (disambiguation)

Other transport

* Lincoln (1914 automobile), built by the Lincoln Motor Car Company

Other uses

* Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ, a church in Washington, D.C., US * Lincoln (tree), a sequoia in Giant Forest, California * Lincoln sheep * Lincoln (grape) or Catawba grape * Lincoln biscuit *

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

, U.S. coinage *

Lincoln green Lincoln Green is a mainly residential area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England around Lincoln Green Road, and is adjacent to and southwest of St James's University Hospital. It falls within the Burmantofts and Richmond Hill ward of the City o ...

, a dyed woollen cloth *

, a children's toy *

Lincoln Way (San Francisco) Lincoln Way is a major east–west thoroughfare located on the West Side of 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 t ...

Places

Canada

United Kingdom

United States

Memorials and monuments

Proposed states

Elsewhere

New Zealand

Arts, entertainment and media

Music

Television

Other uses in art, entertainment, and media

Businesses and brands

Educational institutions

Military

Sports

Transport

Rail stations

Roads

Other transport

Other uses

See also