Lincoln County, Tennessee
Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.
At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 18 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Fayetteville, Petersburg, Howell.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Tennessee is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Lincoln titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP10 of 18 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
18 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Borden Powdered Milk Plant | Fayetteville | 1988 |
| Childress House | Fayetteville | 1982 |
| Conger, Isaac, House | Fayetteville | 1973 |
| Douglas, Hugh Bright, House | Fayetteville | 1982 |
| Greer-Gill Farm | Petersburg | 2022 |
| Harms Mill Hydroelectric Station | Fayetteville | 1990 |
| Harris-Holden House | Howell | 1975 |
| Kelso Bowstring Arch Truss Bridge | Kelso | 1983 |
| Lincoln County Poor House Farm | Coldwater | 1985 |
| McDonald-Bolner House | Fayetteville | 1984 |
| Mimosa School | Mimosa | 1983 |
| Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church | Fayetteville | 2000 |
| Mulbery-Washington-Lincoln Historic District | Fayetteville | 1984 |
| Petersburg Historic District (Additional Documentation) | Petersburg | 1985 |
| South Elk Street Historic District | Fayetteville | 1989 |
| St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church | Fayetteville | 2003 |
| Toll Gate House | Fayetteville | 2026 |
| Whitaker-Motlow House | Mulberry | 2011 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBLincoln was formed in 1810 (1810-01-01) from Bedford.
LINCOLN created from BEDFORD.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusLincoln County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,104 | 14,761 | 21,493 | 22,828 | 26,960 | 26,304 | 25,786 | 27,214 | 25,624 | 23,829 | 26,483 | 31,340 | 35,319 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS376 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 376 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Abernathy Cemetery |
| Alexander Cemetery |
| Allsup Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Armstrong - Cole Cemetery |
| Armstrong Cemetery |
| Armstrong Moore Cemetery |
| Arnold Cemetery |
| Ashby Cemetery |
| Ashby Cemetery |
| Ashby Cemetery |
| Ashby Cemetery |
| Ashby Cemetery |
| Ashby-Warden-Groce Cemetery |
| Austin Cemetery |
| Baggerly Cemetery |
| Barnes Cemetery |
| Bates Cemetery |
| Baxter Cemetery |
| Beard Cemetery |
| Bearden Cemetery |
| Beasley Cemetery |
| Beavers Cemetery |
| Benson Cemetery |
| Benson Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Beverly Cemetery |
| Blair Cemetery |
| Blake Cemetery |
| Blanche Cemetery |
| Bledsoe Cemetery |
| Bledsoe Cemetery |
| Booneville Cemetery |
| Boonshill Cemetery |
| Bostick Cemetery |
| Brady Cemetery |
| Brady Cemetery |
| Bray Cemetery |
| Bruce Cemetery |
| Bryant Cemetery |
| Buchanan - Pigg Cemetery |
| Buchanan Cemetery |
| Buchanan Cemetery |
| Buchanan Cemetery |
| Buchanan Cemetery |
| Buntley Cemeteries |
| Burns Cemetery |
| Butler Cemetery |
| Caldwell Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Carpenter Cemetery |
| Carpenter Cemetery |
| Carter Cemetery |
| Cary Cemetery |
| Cathey Cemetery |
| Center Point Cemetery |
| Chapman Cemetery |
| Childress Cemetery |
| Childs Cemetery |
| Clarke Cemetery |
| Clarke Cemetery |
| Cole Cemetery |
| Cole Cemetery |
| Collier Cemetery |
| Colter Cemetery |
| Commons Cemetery |
| Concord Cemetery |
| Conger Cemetery |
| Conner Cemetery |
| Conwell Cemetery |
| Copeland Cemetery |
| Corder-McCullock Cemetery |
| Corpier Cemetery |
| Cowen Cemetery |
| Crabtree Cemetery |
| Crane Cemetery |
| Crawford Cemetery |
| Crawford Cemetery |
| Cross Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
| Name |
|---|
| Gethsemane |
| Goshen |
| Wells Hill |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
HMdb linkMarker text and photos from the Historical Marker Database (HMdb) are not embedded here. HMdb allows non-commercial reuse with attribution, but commercial/compensated use needs written permission; this is a commercial site, so we only link out.
Search HMdb for Lincoln County, Tennessee
Terms: hmdb.org/copyright.asp. Linking is encouraged by HMdb.