Lincoln, Jackson County, Oregon Explained

Official Name:Lincoln, Jackson County,
Oregon
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Oregon#USA
Pushpin Label:Lincoln
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jackson
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:3701
Coordinates:42.1086°N -122.4031°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1136478[1]
Footnotes:Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System

Lincoln is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along Oregon Route 66 (Greens Springs Highway) between Ashland and Klamath Falls in the Siskiyou Mountains near Pinehurst.[2] It is within the boundaries of the Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument.[2]

Oregon Geographic Names, citing an article in the Medford Mail-Tribune of September 29, 1929, says that Lincoln was named for Lincoln, New Hampshire, by a family whose surname was Henry. The family, formerly operating in New England, owned a lumber mill in Lincoln.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . November 28, 1980. [{{Gnis3|1136478}} Lincoln]. January 12, 2017.
  2. Book: Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer . 7th . 2008 . . . 0-89933-347-8 . 69.
  3. Book: McArthur, Lewis A. . . Lewis A. McArthur. McArthur, Lewis L . 2003 . 1928 . . . 0-87595-277-1 . 578.