City of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States

Overview of Lincoln

• Name:
  Lincoln
• Official Name:
  City of Lincoln
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  United States
  

  Lancaster County, Nebraska
  Sixth Principal Meridian (92%)
  

  Township 10 North, Range 6 East (34%)
  

  Section 27 (1%)
  Section 22 (1%)
  Section 23 (1%)
  Section 14 (1%)
  Section 35 (1%)
  Section 8 (1%)
  Section 15 (1%)
  Section 9 (1%)
  Section 11 (1%)
  Section 16 (1%)
  Section 21 (1%)
  Section 10 (1%)
  Section 36 (1%)
  Section 12 (1%)
  Section 26 (1%)
  Section 28 (1%)
  Section 24 (1%)
  Section 13 (1%)
  Section 4 (1%)
  Section 25 (1%)
  Section 1 (1%)
  Section 34 (1%)
  Section 3 (1%)
  Section 7 (1%)
  Section 6 (1%)
  Section 33 (1%)
  Section 5 (1%)
  Section 18 (1%)
  Section 2 (1%)
  Section 32 (1%)
  Section 29 (1%)
  Section 17 (1%)
  

  Township 10 North, Range 7 East (27%)
  

  Section 9 (1%)
  Section 33 (1%)
  Section 16 (1%)
  Section 28 (1%)
  Section 21 (1%)
  Section 17 (1%)
  Section 20 (1%)
  Section 32 (1%)
  Section 29 (1%)
  Section 8 (1%)
  Section 30 (1%)
  Section 4 (1%)
  Section 34 (1%)
  Section 22 (1%)
  Section 31 (1%)
  Section 27 (1%)
  Section 10 (1%)
  Section 15 (1%)
  Section 7 (1%)
  Section 18 (1%)
  Section 19 (1%)
  Section 6 (1%)
  Section 23 (1%)
  Section 5 (1%)
  Section 14 (1%)
  Section 24 (1%)
  

  Township 9 North, Range 7 East (19%)
  

  Section 4 (1%)
  Section 5 (1%)
  Section 3 (1%)
  Section 6 (1%)
  Section 10 (1%)
  Section 19 (1%)
  Section 8 (1%)
  Section 7 (1%)
  Section 18 (1%)
  Section 9 (1%)
  Section 14 (1%)
  Section 17 (1%)
  Section 16 (1%)
  Section 15 (1%)
  Section 23 (1%)
  Section 2 (1%)
  Section 11 (1%)
  Section 20 (1%)
  

  Township 9 North, Range 6 East (7%)
  

  Section 12 (1%)
  Section 1 (1%)
  Section 24 (1%)
  Section 13 (1%)
  Section 14 (1%)
  Section 25 (1%)
  Section 2 (1%)
  Section 11 (1%)
  

  Township 11 North, Range 6 East (3%)
  

  Section 36 (1%)
  Section 34 (1%)
  Section 33 (1%)
  

  Township 11 North, Range 7 East (2%)
  

  Section 33 (1%)
  Section 31 (1%)
  Section 34 (1%)
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Capital of State of Nebraska, located in central Lancaster County in the southeastern portion of Nebraska.
• History (GNIS):
  Named for Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States from 1861-1865. Founded in 1856 and incorporated in 1869. Became the state capital in 1867.
• Surveys:
  Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 5 East
  

  Township 10 North
  

  Section 13

  Range 6 East
  

  Township 8 North
  

  Section 1

  Township 9 North
  

  Sections: 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 36

  Township 10 North
  

  Sections: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

  Township 11 North
  

  Sections: 33, 34, 35, 36

  Range 7 East
  

  Township 9 North
  

  Sections: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30

  Township 10 North
  

  Sections: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34

  Township 11 North
  

  Sections: 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34
• Capital of:
  Nebraska
• County Seat of:
  Lancaster County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:40.800001140° 48' 00.0"N

  Longitude:-96.666959996° 40' 01.1"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • College View 2.1 mi. S
  • Roca (Saltillo Precinct) 9.9 mi. S
  • Denton (Denton Precinct) 10.2 mi. SW
  • Waverly (Waverly Precinct) 10.9 mi. NE
  • Bennet (Nemaha Precinct) 11.8 mi. SE
  • Raymond (Oak Precinct) 12.4 mi. NW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Calvary 0.8 mi. N
  • Wyuka 1.2 mi. N
  • College View 2.9 mi. SE
  • Mount Carmel 4.1 mi. NW
  • Lincoln Memorial Park 4.2 mi. SW
  • Yankee Hill (Yankee Hill Precinct) 4.3 mi. SW
  • Fairview 4.4 mi. NE
  • Schultz (Stockton Precinct) 6 mi. E
  • Cheney (Grant Precinct) 6 mi. SE
  • Saltillo-Simmons (Grant Precinct) 6.1 mi. S
  • Abbot (Denton Precinct) 7.8 mi. W
  • Wesley Chapel (Yankee Hill Precinct) 7.9 mi. SW
• Population:
  242,072
• Elevation:
  367 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  502122423
• Updated Apr 20, 2020