Lincolnton, Georgia

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Lincolnton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30817. The Survey maps it on the Lincolnton quadrangle. 1,480 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 469 feet above sea level.

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Lincolnton within Lincoln County

On record in Lincolnton

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 8 records

Lamar-Blanchard Houselisted 1982
Lincoln County Courthouselisted 1980
Lincolnton Historic Districtlisted 1993
Lincolnton Presbyterian Church and Cemeterylisted 1982
Amity Schoollisted 1993
Double Branches Historic Districtlisted 1993
Simmons-Cullars Houselisted 1999
Woodlawn Historic Districtlisted 1993

Population over time

2 figures

Lincolnton fell from 1,566 to 1,480 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	1,566
2020	1,480	-86 (-5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

1892 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
1912 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000
1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
1964 USGS Lincolnton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000

Fires near this place

154 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Lincolnton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 737 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 8 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
Debris and open burning	97
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	16
Equipment and vehicle use	12
Natural	9
Arson/incendiarism	8
Smoking	6
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Recreation and ceremony	3

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
8 September 1998	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.5 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
20 September 2010	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-LINCOLN-003
2 September 1993	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
17 September 2011	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2012-LINCOLN-005
15 September 1999	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
13 September 2007	Natural	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
11 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020LINCOLN002
8 August 2007	Equipment and vehicle use	19 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Lincolnton: 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Iron-Pyrite, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Ce Minerals, Al Silicates	Kyanite	Producer
Magruder Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Seminole/Magruder/Wardlaw/Jackson Veins	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Iron-Pyrite, Zinc	Past Producer	Silver, Gold, Copper, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, Chalcopyrite
Colley Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	1943
Colley Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	Residual
Colley Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	1918
Goldman Mn Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	Residual
Morgan Farm	Manganese	Prospect	1945

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

60 of 69 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lincolnton in 69 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 48 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 8 injuries. 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 1998	Tornado (F2)	Lincolnton	8 hurt, $300,000	An F2 tornado hit the Pine Woods subdivision destryoing 12 homes and causing major damage to 15 homes and minor damage to 8 homes.
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$75,000	no account filed
May 1998	Tornado (F1)	Lincolnton	$50,000	An 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 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$25,000	County paper reported trees down countywide with one falling on a home in Lincolnton.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$18,000	Many trees, large limbs and powerlines were down throughout the county with power outages reported as well.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$14,000	Sheriff reported trees down on a vehicle on Lewis Family road.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$12,000	Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down from the north end of the county to in and around Lincolnton.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$12,000	A microburst took down trees in the L.B.K. Circle subdivision with two trees falling on homes.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$10,000	Sheriff reported trees down over the southern end of the county near the lake on Double Branches road and Waters Edge road.
May 2008	Lightning	Lincolnton	$10,000	Jones 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 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$8,000	Sheriff reported trees down in the Lincolnton area.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$6,000	Dispatch reported trees down on Goshen Street, Loveless Road, and Peachtree Street.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$6,000	Sheriff reported several trees down in Lincolnton from a microburst.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$5,000	Numerous trees, large limbs and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$5,000	Numerous large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$4,000	Public reported trees down at the intersection of Hwy 220 and Hwy 601.
December 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$3,000	Sheriff reported a couple of trees and powerlines down at Highway 79 and Elberton Highway from a passing thunderstorm.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$2,000	Sheriff reported trees down along Metasville road west of Lincolnton.
January 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$2,000	Sheriff reported trees down along Hwy 220E near Chamberlains Ferry Road.
November 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$2,000	Sheriff reported a couple of trees down on Crater road in the vicinity of Lincolnton.
March 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	$1,000	Dispatch reported a couple of trees down on Augusta Hwy southeast of Lincolnton.
May 2019	Hail	Lincolnton	$100	Lincoln Co EM reported hail slightly smaller than dime size in the town of Lincolnton. Time estimated.
May 2019	Hail	Lincolnton	$100	COOP Observer on The Lewis Family Rd reported pea size hail.
August 2019	Hail	Lincolnton	$10	Several reports of hail up to dime and nickel size were received in Lincolnton and vicinity.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Lincoln County dispatch reported several trees down throughout the county. Time estimated by radar.
January 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Trees and power lines were downed on US Hwy 378 and Crook Rd.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Trees down on McGill Rd. Time estimated.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Medium sized tree limbs were downed.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Trees and power lines were downed in Lincolnton.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Power line down on Thompson Hwy. Time estimated.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Lincoln County Emergency Manager estimated wind gusts of at least 60 mph near Lincolnton.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Lincoln Co EM reported trees down on Hwy 378.
May 2017	Hail	Lincolnton	-	Lincoln County EM reported hail just larger than penny size.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Reported power lines down and outages in the area.
June 2009	Hail	Lincolnton	-	Sheriff Dispatch reported nickel size hail in the town of Lincolnton.
May 2008	Hail	Lincolnton	-	Sheriff reported nickel size hail in Lincolnton.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Dispatch reported trees and powerlines down in and around Lincolnton.
April 2008	Hail	Lincolnton	-	Public reported nickel size hail in northern Lancaster county.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Sheriff reported a few small trees down near the intersection of Augusta Highway and Double Branches Road.
June 2008	Hail	Lincolnton	-	Sheriff reported penny size hail near the intersection of Augusta Highway and Ashmore Barden Road.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Real Electric reported trees and powerlines down from thunderstorms at the intersection of hwy 79 and Prater road.
January 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Sheriff reported a couple of trees down near Elijah Clark State Park.
June 2007	Hail	Lincolnton	-	Public reported nickel size hail on Mistletoe road 2 miles west of the park.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	DOT reported several trees down on US 378. Time estimated.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down in Elijah Creek State Park. One camper was overturned, one was crushed by a tree, and 10 to 20 sustained minor to moderate damage.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Rock Branch Golf Course reported several trees down on the course.
January 2005	Hail	Lincolnton	-	SKYWARN HAM operator reported 3/4 inch hail near Double Branches.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Utility company reported powerlines down on Daniel Marshall Camp rd.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Emergency Management reported trees down in Midway.
February 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Sheriff reported treesdown.
May 2003	Hail	Lincolnton	-	Sheriff reported golf ball size hail on hwy 79 north of Lincolnton and nickel size hail in Lincolnton.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in Lincolnton.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Emergency Manager reported several trees down in Lincolnton.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	EM reported trees and powerlines down in and around the Lincolnton area. Street flooding also occurred with locally heavy rainfall.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Sheriff reported trees down on Tabernacle Church road near Midway.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Post Office reported trees down on Lewis Family road.
May 1999	Hail	Lincolnton	-	Post Office reported nickel size hail.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	EPD reported many trees down in Pleasantville subdivision.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Public reported several trees down.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Lincolnton	-	Sheriff reported trees down.

Every storm recorded in Lincoln County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
White Rock (historical)	3.2 miles	16
Agnes (historical)	4.2 miles	19
Sybert	4.3 miles	14
Curry Hill	4.4 miles	14
Loce	4.8 miles	19
Leverett	4.8 miles	16
Lovelace	4.9 miles	14
Goshen	5.2 miles	14

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 Lincolnton	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2615624	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 328514. 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.

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.