Lincoln, Jackson County, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

This article is about the community in southern Oregon. For the city along the Pacific coast, see Lincoln City, Oregon.

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

Lincoln, Jackson County,
Oregon

Unincorporated community

Community building along Oregon Route 66

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Coordinates: 42°06′31″N 122°24′11″W﻿ / ﻿42.10861°N 122.40306°W﻿ / 42.10861; -122.40306
Country| United States
State| Oregon
County| Jackson
Elevation

| 3,701 ft (1,128 m)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID| 1136478[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

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]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Lincoln". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
2. ^ a b Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 69\. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 578\. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.

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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Oregon, United States

County seat: Medford

Cities|

* Ashland
* Butte Falls
* Central Point
* Eagle Point
* Gold Hill
* Jacksonville
* Medford
* Phoenix
* Rogue River
* Shady Cove
* Talent

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CDPs|

* Foots Creek
* Prospect
* Ruch
* Trail
* White City
* Wimer

Other
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communities|

* Applegate
* Beagle
* Bitter Lick
* Brownsboro
* Buckhorn Springs
* Cascade Gorge
* Climax
* Colestin
* Dardanelles
* Four Corners
* Lake Creek
* Lincoln
* McKee Bridge
* McLeod
* Mountain View
* Pinehurst
* Provolt
* Rock Point
* Rogue Elk
* Sams Valley
* Seven Oaks
* Starvation Heights
* Steamboat
* Table Rock
* Tolo
* Union Creek

Ghost towns|

* Buncom
* Copper
* Persist
* Sterlingville

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