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Lincoln, Missouri

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in White Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65338. The Survey maps it on the Lincoln quadrangle. 1,144 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 961 feet above sea level.

Lincoln within Benton County

Population over time

2 figures

Lincoln fell from 1,190 to 1,144 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,190
20201,144-46 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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.

In the county-history sources

86 words on this township

A Sketch of the History of Benton County, Missouri, published 1876 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on White Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on White Township - 86 words.

Fires near this place

68 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln between 1992 and 2020, burning about 570 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 burning33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Arson/incendiarism6
Equipment and vehicle use3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation129301-00807-09252015-1640
26 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177866-00807-07212018-1138
17 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.2 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined11 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177803-00804-07122018-1344
11 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177865-00807-07112018-1300
24 June 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation137951-00807-06242016-1447
6 May 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation136731-00807-05062016-1640

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Benton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Lincoln: 19 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Campbell Brothers MineBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Lincoln QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Holderman DiggingsZincPast Producer
Schumaker ShaftZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Benton County

Storms near this place

57 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lincoln in 57 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 25 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2026Thunderstorm WindLincoln$25,000A National Weather Service Survey determined that damage was caused by straight line winds which uprooted or snapped multiple trees and caused damage to a metal building.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLincoln$25,000Reports of tree damage in Lincoln on Highway 65. Electricity to the entire town was knocked out. Altogether, over 4000 homes and businesses lost power in Benton County.
January 2008Tornado (EF0)Lincoln$20,000A Benton County newspaper reported that a tornado briefly touched down. The description and pictures from the article indicated that a pole barn had been heavily damaged.
May 2004LightningLincoln$15,000A teen center was struck by lightning and partially burned down from a fire that developed.
April 1996HailLincoln$10,000no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLincoln$5,000A shed was destroyed near Lincoln.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindLincoln$5,000Several trees were down. One tree fell on a garage.
April 1993HailLincoln$5,000Hail covered the ground.
May 2002HailLincoln$5,000no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindLincoln$5,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindLincoln$5,000no account filed
April 1995HailLincoln$3,000A severe thunderstorm produced widespread small hail and scattered reports of large hail.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLincoln$2,000A large tree was blown down in the road near Highway H. A power line was blown down near Lincoln.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLincoln$2,000Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over a power pole across Highway H.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindLincoln$1,000Strong Winds damaged the roof of a silo and knocked down large tree limbs.
April 1993Thunderstorm WindLincoln$500Spotters reported that many trees and limbs were blown down.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindLincoln-The AWOS station KRAW in Warsaw, measured a 62mph wind gust.
April 2024HailLincoln-Penny sized hail was reported.
May 2024Flash FloodLincoln-Highway C west of Lincoln was flooded.
March 2023HailLincoln-Nickle to Quarter sized hail was reported.
March 2023HailLincoln-Nickle to quarter sized hail.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLincoln-The AWOS at the Warsaw Municipal Airport reported a 59 mph wind gust.
July 2020Heavy RainLincoln-The public reported measuring 4.40 inches of rain over 24 hours.
May 2019HailLincoln-Quarter sized hail was reported.
August 2019Flash FloodLincoln-Water was reported over both northbound and southbound on Highway 65 near Highway HH.
August 2019Heavy RainLincoln-Rainfall of 6.30 inches was measured over the past 24 hours.
September 2019Flash FloodLincoln-Multiple roadways in the Lincoln area had water over the roadway from flash flooding. Main Street in Lincoln along with , portions of Highway H and Highway T near Highway 65 had water over the roadways.
August 2016FloodLincoln-Carpet Barn Road was closed due to flooding.
July 2015Flash FloodLincoln-Benton County dispatch reported numerous streets flooded across the county. Highway C near Lincoln was impassable as well as some residential areas.
July 2015Flash FloodLincoln-Highway H southeast of Lincoln was flooded.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLincoln-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees.
September 2009HailLincoln-Quarter size hail was reported.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindLincoln-Thunderstorm wind gusts uprooted several trees.
March 2008Flash FloodLincoln-Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
August 2005Flash FloodLincoln-Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding of low lying areas along Highway 65.
September 2003Flash FloodLincoln-Several inches of water inundated a section of Highway 65. Numerous roads in and near the community of Lincoln experienced minor flooding.
September 1995Thunderstorm WindLincoln-Several trees were uprooted by thunderstorm winds.
April 1993HailLincoln-Spotters reported that many trees and limbs were blown down.
March 2017HailLincoln-no account filed
December 2017HailLincoln-no account filed
May 2016HailLincoln-no account filed
July 2015HailLincoln-no account filed
October 2014HailLincoln-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLincoln-no account filed
June 2008HailLincoln-no account filed
April 2007HailLincoln-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLincoln-no account filed
October 2004HailLincoln-no account filed
April 2003HailLincoln-no account filed
April 2001HailLincoln-no account filed
March 2000HailLincoln-no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindLincoln-no account filed
August 2000HailLincoln-no account filed
January 1999HailLincoln-no account filed
June 1998HailLincoln-no account filed
May 1997HailLincoln-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindLincoln-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Benton 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Cole Camp Junction5.9 miles17
Palo Pinto6.4 miles17
Santiago6.9 miles17
Ionia7.8 miles19
Edmonson8.1 miles21
Macks Camp8.1 miles22
Cole Camp8.5 miles17
Hilda8.5 miles21

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 LincolnAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q961897The 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 721074. 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.