Lincoln County, NC

Headnote
LINCOLN COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of North Carolina, with Catawba river on the east. Area, 1,200 quarter mile. Face of the country hilly; soil productive, especially on the streams. Seat of justice, Lincolnton. Pop. in 1810, 16,359; in 1820, 18,147; in 1830, 22,625; in 1840, 25,160; in 1850, 7,746. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Lincoln County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
LINCOLN COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of North Carolina, with Catawba river on the east. Area, 1,200 quarter mile. Face of the country hilly; soil productive, especially on the streams. Seat of justice, Lincolnton. Pop. in 1810, 16,359; in 1820, 18,147; in 1830, 22,625; in 1840, 25,160; in 1850, 7,746.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 190.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Lincolnton, NC City or Town
Date Title
Greensboro (NC) Patriot, "Lincoln Men!," May 3, 1861
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