Lincoln County

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋ.kən ˈkaʊn.ti/
  • Hyphenation: Lin‧coln Coun‧ty
  • Rhymes: -aʊnti

Etymology 1

Named after Lincolnshire, England, then known as County of Lincoln.

Proper noun

Lincoln County

  1. A former county of Ontario, Canada.

Etymology 2

Named after Abraham Lincoln.

Proper noun

Lincoln County

  1. A county of Arkansas, United States. County seat: Star City.
  2. A county of Colorado, United States. County seat: Hugo.
  3. A county of Idaho, United States. County seat: Shoshone.
  4. A county of Kansas, United States. County seat: Lincoln Center.
  5. A county of Minnesota, United States. County seat: Ivanhoe.
  6. A county of Mississippi, United States. County seat: Brookhaven.
  7. A county of Montana, United States. County seat: Libby.
  8. A county of Nebraska, United States. County seat: North Platte.
  9. A county of Nevada, United States. County seat: Pioche.
  10. A county of New Mexico, United States. County seat: Carrizozo.
  11. A county of Oklahoma, United States. County seat: Chandler.
  12. A county of Oregon, United States. County seat: Newport.
  13. A county of South Dakota, United States. County seat: Canton.
  14. A county of Washington, United States. County seat: Davenport.
  15. A county of West Virginia, United States. County seat: Hamlin.
  16. A county of Wisconsin, United States. County seat: Merrill.
  17. A county of Wyoming, United States. County seat: Kemmerer.

Etymology 3

Named after Benjamin Lincoln.

Proper noun

Lincoln County

  1. A county of Georgia, United States. County seat: Lincolnton.
  2. A county of Kentucky, United States. County seat: Stanford.
  3. A county of Missouri, United States. County seat: Troy.
  4. A county of North Carolina, United States. County seat: Lincolnton.
  5. A county of Tennessee, United States. County seat: Fayetteville.

Etymology 4

Named after Lincoln, England.

Proper noun

Lincoln County

  1. A county of Maine, United States. County seat: Wiscasset.
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Named after Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln.

Proper noun

Lincoln County

  1. A cadastrial division in New South Wales, Australia.
  2. (obsolete) Lincoln Land District, Tasmania.

References
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