Lincoln, Madera County, California

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Lincoln
Former settlement
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Lincoln
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°01′07″N120°20′46″W / 37.01861°N 120.34611°W / 37.01861; -120.34611 Coordinates: 37°01′07″N120°20′46″W / 37.01861°N 120.34611°W / 37.01861; -120.34611
Country United States
State California
County Madera County
Elevation [1] 171 ft (52 m)

Lincoln is a former settlement in Madera County, California. [1] It was located on the Chowchilla Pacific Railroad 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Chowchilla, [2] at an elevation of 171 feet (52 m). [1] Lincoln still appeared on maps as of 1918. [1]

Madera County, California County in California, United States

Madera County, officially the County of Madera, is a county at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 150,865. The county seat is Madera.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln, Madera County, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 793. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.