Lincoln, Jackson County, Oregon

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]

This article is about the community in southern Oregon. For the city along the Pacific coast, see Lincoln City, Oregon.
Lincoln, Jackson County,
Oregon
Unincorporated community
Community building along Oregon Route 66
Lincoln
Lincoln
Coordinates: 42°06′31″N 122°24′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJackson
Elevation
3,701 ft (1,128 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1136478[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

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
  1. "Lincoln". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  2. 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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