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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]

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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