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Lincoln County, Georgia

36 topographic sheets cover 26 settlements here, and 10 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

10 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Georgia within the United States
Lincoln County within Georgia

What the record shows

  • 421 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 10 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings and 4 districts.
  • 2 of the 10 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 26 populated places in this county; 26 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

10

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Amity Schoolbuilding199393000933
Chennault Housebuilding197676000640
Double Branches Historic Districtdistrict199393000934
Lamar-Blanchard Housebuilding198282002450
Lincoln County Courthousebuilding198080001106
Lincolnton Historic Districtdistrict199393000932
Lincolnton Presbyterian Church and Cemeterybuilding198282002451
Matthews Housebuilding197676000641
Simmons-Cullars Housedistrict199999001473
Woodlawn Historic Districtdistrict199393000935

The county from the air

24 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 717 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 24 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-26, scale 1:59000
1951-01-26, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-26, scale 1:59000
1951-01-26, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-04-17, scale 1:59000
1951-04-17, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-04-17, scale 1:59000
1951-04-17, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-30, scale 1:18000
1952-03-30, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-30, scale 1:18000
1952-03-30, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-30, scale 1:18000
1952-03-30, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-30, scale 1:18000
1952-03-30, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-07, scale 1:19000
1962-02-07, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-07, scale 1:19000
1962-02-07, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-07, scale 1:19000
1962-02-07, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-02-07, scale 1:19000
1962-02-07, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-09-01, scale 1:30000
1964-09-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-09-01, scale 1:30000
1964-09-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-09-01, scale 1:30000
1964-09-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-09-01, scale 1:30000
1964-09-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-11, scale 1:19000
1971-03-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-11, scale 1:19000
1971-03-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-11, scale 1:19000
1971-03-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-11, scale 1:19000
1971-03-11, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

6 stations

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

10 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 90-1Militia District 182, Shady Hill
  • 90-2Militia District 183, Salem
  • 90-3Militia District 184, Samuels
  • 90-4Militia District 185, Sybert
  • 90-5Militia District 186, Lincolnton: Lincolnton town
  • 90-6Militia District 186, Lincolnton - That part outside Lincolnton town
  • 90-7Militia District 187, Goshen
  • 90-8Militia District 188, White Plains
  • 90-9Militia District 269, Parks: Militia District 269, Parks - That part northeast of road from south boundary of district, via Double Branches and Kenna, to north Boundary of district
  • 90-10Militia District 269, Parks - That part southwest of road from north boundary of district, via Kenna and Double Branches, to south boundary of district

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

393 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 393 of them, burning about 1,866 acres. 24 started naturally and 22 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning221
Missing data/not specified/undetermined55
Equipment and vehicle use28
Natural24
Arson/incendiarism22
Smoking18
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Recreation and ceremony12

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 March 2017Natural90 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-LINCOLN-008
28 June 2008Natural73 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined62 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 February 2011Debris and open burning57 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-LINCOLN-009
28 March 1998Debris and open burning55 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
20 January 2014Debris and open burning50 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2014-LINCOLN-007
5 December 1999Debris and open burning48 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
27 August 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1967 to 2025

60 of 165 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 165 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 9 injuries and about $1,405,340 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind105
Hail41
Tornado10
Flash Flood7
Lightning1
Heavy Rain1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1998Tornado (F2)Lincolnton8 hurt, $300,000An F2 tornado hit the Pine Woods subdivision destryoing 12 homes and causing major damage to 15 homes and minor damage to 8 homes.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindAmity1 hurt, $28,000Lincoln DOT reported several trees down along Thomson Highway. One tree fell on a vehicle injuring the occupant.
May 1998Tornado (F2)New Hope$350,000An F2 tornado destroyed 7 homes and did major and minor damage to about a dozen others at Indian Cove.
November 1992Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1997Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$75,000no account filed
May 1998Tornado (F1)New Hope$50,000An F1 tornado did major damage and minor damage to several homes and mobile homes.
May 1998Tornado (F1)Lincolnton$50,000An F1 tornado destroyed two chicken sheds, tore a roof off a home, and turned a home 90 degrees and moved it off its foundation.
June 2015Flash FloodGoshen$35,000Sheriff reported flash flooding along Reed creek with 2-4 feet of water closing roads and washing out a 16 inch culvert.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$25,000County paper reported trees down countywide with one falling on a home in Lincolnton.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindElijah Clark$25,000Thunderstorm winds knocked over a camper, along with several large tree limbs. Seven awnings, a pop-up camper and two cars also sustained damage.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindCurry Hill$18,000Sheriff reported numerous trees and powerlines down around the county.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$18,000Many trees, large limbs and powerlines were down throughout the county with power outages reported as well.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$14,000Sheriff reported trees down on a vehicle on Lewis Family road.
April 2013Tornado (EF0)Clay Hill$12,000NWS storm survey found many trees down along and near Greaham Park Road near Clay Hill.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindGoshen$12,000Dispatch reported trees down along Hwy 79 near Tabernacle Church Road and area west of there.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$12,000Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down from the north end of the county to in and around Lincolnton.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$12,000A microburst took down trees in the L.B.K. Circle subdivision with two trees falling on homes.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$10,000Sheriff reported trees down over the southern end of the county near the lake on Double Branches road and Waters Edge road.
May 2008LightningLincolnton$10,000Jones Chapel Church at 2322 Thomson Hwy was struck by lightening causing a small fire. It appears that the church steeple was stuck, causing fire/damage to the steeple and roof structure below it. Heavy rain at the time minimized the fire spread. The fire was quickly contained causing minimal damage. Initial damage estimates were $10,000 to the structure.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$8,000Sheriff reported trees down in the Lincolnton area.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNew Hope$6,000Dispatch reported power lines down on Augusta Hwy. Emergency also reported a few trees down in the same area and a utility shed had its roof taken off.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$6,000Dispatch reported trees down on Goshen Street, Loveless Road, and Peachtree Street.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$6,000Sheriff reported several trees down in Lincolnton from a microburst.
July 2020Flash FloodLeathersville$5,000Lincoln Co dispatch reported Amity-Woodlawn Rd washed out near State Road 220. Exact location and times estimated.
July 2020Flash FloodNew Hope$5,000Lincoln Co dispatch reported flooding on Augusta Hwy (State Road 47) near State Road 220. Exact location and times estimated.
July 2020Flash FloodLoco$5,000Lincoln Co dispatch reported Old Crook Rd flooded and impassable. Exact location and times estimated.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$5,000Numerous trees, large limbs and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$5,000Numerous large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindAmity$4,000Storm survey found trees down in the Amity area down toward the lake.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMartins Xrds$4,000Sheriff reported trees down near Soap Creek Bridge and Indian Roan along Hwy 220.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindGill$4,000Sheriff reported power outages across northern Lincoln county from powerlines being down.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindCurry Hill$4,000Sheriff reported trees down on powerlines on Elberton Hwy.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$4,000Public reported trees down at the intersection of Hwy 220 and Hwy 601.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindGoshen$3,000Emergency Manager reported trees down in the Goshen area.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindLeathersville$3,000Lincolnton police reported trees down on powerlines on Salem Church Road.
December 2009Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$3,000Sheriff reported a couple of trees and powerlines down at Highway 79 and Elberton Highway from a passing thunderstorm.
June 2015Flash FloodGoshen$2,000Sheriff reported flash flooding on Elberton Highway closing the road.
June 2015Flash FloodGoshen$2,000Sheriff reported flooding at the intersection of Augusta Hwy and Old Petersburg Road.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindGoshen$2,000DOT reported a few trees down on Savannah Scenic Way North.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindMartins Xrds$2,000DOT reported a few trees down on Chamberlin S Ferry Road.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$2,000Sheriff reported trees down along Metasville road west of Lincolnton.
January 2010Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$2,000Sheriff reported trees down along Hwy 220E near Chamberlains Ferry Road.
November 2010Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$2,000Sheriff reported a couple of trees down on Crater road in the vicinity of Lincolnton.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLoco$2,000Sheriff reported a few trees down on Hepzibah Church road.
December 2009Thunderstorm WindDouble Branches$2,000SKYWARN net reported a few trees down on Price Reese Road.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindLincolnton$1,000Dispatch reported a couple of trees down on Augusta Hwy southeast of Lincolnton.
January 2023HailAmity$100Dime size hail reported by the public near Amity, GA. Exact location not given. Time estimated.
May 2019HailLincolnton$100Lincoln Co EM reported hail slightly smaller than dime size in the town of Lincolnton. Time estimated.
May 2019HailLincolnton$100COOP Observer on The Lewis Family Rd reported pea size hail.
April 2022Flash FloodLeathersville$10Several roads flooded and closed including Salem Church Rd. Exact locations unknown. | Time estimated.
March 2021HailKeysville$10Public reported dime size hail near Elberton Hwy (Hwy 79) and Bolton Ln. Time estimated.
August 2019HailLincolnton$10Several reports of hail up to dime and nickel size were received in Lincolnton and vicinity.
April 2017HailAmity$10Lincoln Co EM reported nickel size hail on Greenwood Church Rd near the intersection of GA Hwy 43.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindGoshen-Lincoln county dispatch reported trees down along Hwy 79.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindMartins Xrds-Lincoln county dispatch reported trees down along Hwy 47 east of Lincolnton.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLincolnton-Lincoln County dispatch reported several trees down throughout the county. Time estimated by radar.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindLincolnton-Trees and power lines were downed on US Hwy 378 and Crook Rd.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindLoco-Trees and power lines were downed on the 3200 block of GA Hwy 220.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindAgnes-Lincoln County dispatch reported power lines down along Hidden Harbor Road. Time estimated by radar.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindAmity-Lincoln County dispatch reports trees down on Amity Woodlawn Rd near the intersection of Thomson Hwy. Time estimated from radar.

Mines and quarries

20 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 20 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 19 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Gold10
Manganese6
Kyanite2
Copper, Gold1
Lead, Silver1
Iron-Pyrite, Zinc1
Iron-Pyrite1
Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Graves Mountain Kyanite OccurrenceKyanite, Iron-PyritePast ProducerRutile, Lazulite, Pyrophyllite, Kyanite
Magruder MineCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Seminole/Magruder/Wardlaw/Jackson VeinsCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Iron-Pyrite, ZincPast ProducerSilver, Gold, Copper, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, Chalcopyrite
Ce Minerals, Al SilicatesKyaniteProducer
Colley MineManganesePast ProducerResidual
Colley MineManganesePast Producer1943
Colley MineManganesePast Producer1918
Goldman Mn MineManganesePast ProducerResidual
Morgan FarmManganeseProspect1945
Piedmont Manganese Belt, Ga-ScManganesePast Producer1845, 1918
Bohler (Mathis)GoldPast ProducerVein
Bussey PropertyGoldPast ProducerVein
Chamber MineGoldPast Producer
DillGoldPast ProducerVein
Edmunds ProspectGoldPast ProducerVein
Julia Or Phelps MineGoldProspectVein
PaschalGoldProspectVein
Ramsey PropertyGoldPast ProducerVein
Sales & Lamar MineGoldPast ProducerVein
Samuels Place (Rhodes Taturn?)GoldPast ProducerVein

Every populated place in the county

26

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Lincoln County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • 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.