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This article is about the unincorporated community in Morrison County. For the county named Lincoln, see Lincoln County, Minnesota.

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Lincoln, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°12′37″N 94°38′27″W / 46.21028°N 94.64083°W / 46.21028; -94.64083
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Morrison
Township	Scandia Valley
Elevation	1,280 ft (390 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56443 and 56466
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	646670

Lincoln is an unincorporated community in Scandia Valley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along U.S. Highway 10 near Holt Road. 320th Street and Azure Road are also in the immediate area. Nearby places include Motley, Cushing, and Little Falls.

History

Lincoln was platted in 1893, and named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. A post office was established at Lincoln in 1890, and remained in operation until 1954.

Transportation

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the small town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Staples, 15 miles (24 km) to the northwest.

References

"Lincoln, Morrison County, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 352.
"Morrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Morrison County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Little Falls
Cities	Bowlus Buckman Elmdale Flensburg Genola Harding Hillman Lastrup Little Falls Motley‡ Pierz Randall Royalton‡ Sobieski Swanville‡ Upsala	Map of Minnesota highlighting Morrison County
Townships	Agram Belle Prairie Bellevue Buckman Buh Culdrum Cushing Darling Elmdale Granite Green Prairie Hillman Lakin Leigh Little Falls Morrill Motley Mount Morris Parker Pierz Pike Creek Platte Pulaski Richardson Ripley Rosing Scandia Valley Swan River Swanville Two Rivers
Unincorporated communities	Cushing Freedhem Gregory Lincoln Little Rock Morrill North Prairie Platte Ramey Vawter
Indian reservation	Mille Lacs‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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