Lincoln, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1978. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72744. The Survey maps it on the Lincoln quadrangle. 2,294 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,473 feet above sea level.
On record in Lincoln
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Bean Cemeterylisted 1994
Population over time
2 figuresLincoln grew from 2,249 to 2,294 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,249 | |
| 2020 | 2,294 | +45 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1898 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln between 1998 and 2020, burning about 304 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
41 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lincoln in 41 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 20 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Lincoln | $100,000 | This tornado developed along W South Street and moved across the south side of Lincoln. It moved east-northeast until it crossed County Road 438, then moved east. The tornado crossed Hogeye Road, turning northeast before dissipating east of Highway 265. The tornado damaged homes, several severely, uprooted or snapped numerous trees, snapped power poles, and destroyed outbuildings. It produced a tornadic debris signature from the KSRX WSR-88D. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Lincoln | $50,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Lincoln | $50,000 | Many roads in and around town were closed due to high water and some homes received flood damage. Three to four inches of rain occurred in about two hours. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Lincoln | $25,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Lincoln | $20,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Lincoln | $20,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged some of the fencing and some of the stands at the high school football stadium. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, and damaged the roof of a home. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Lincoln | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour did minor damage to the roof of a school building. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs and blew down a few power poles. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down numerous large tree limbs and damaged a chicken house. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. The trees fell onto power lines. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | $500 | Pieces of barn on road near Lincoln |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | $100 | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | $100 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees and snapped large tree limbs. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Lincoln | - | This tornado developed north of Highway 62, and moved east for a short time. A tornadic debris signature was noted for two minutes from the KSRX WSR-88D. The tornado uprooted trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| December 2021 | Flash Flood | Lincoln | - | Emergency management reported several roads in and around Lincoln were flooded. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | - | Law enforcement estimated a 60 mile an hour thunderstorm wind gust. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous trees. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Lincoln | - | Heavy rains caused water to flow over Highway 62 to the east of Lincoln. Secondary roads were flooded south of Lincoln. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | - | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 60 mile an hour winds which blew down large tree limbs in Lincoln. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suttle | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Canehill | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Clyde | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Summers | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rhea | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Sexton (historical) | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Prairie Grove | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Dutch Mills | 6.2 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lincoln | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q80068 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77500. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







