Lincoln County County
Established March 18, 1895 with its county seat at Shoshone. Lincoln was much larger originally, in 1913 Gooding and Minidoka took about half the original Lincoln County, after the creation of Jerome in 1919, Lincoln was left with only 1,206 square miles. Named for President Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, under whose administration the Idaho Territory was established.
Mapped Location
Lincoln County: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Lincoln County
- Feature Type: County
- County Seat: City of Shoshone
- Established: Monday, March 18, 1895
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Lincoln County
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Lincoln County | Official |
Lincoln County
- Besslen
- Burmah
- City of Dietrich
- Kimama
- Marley
- Owinza
- Pagari
- City of Richfield
- City of Shoshone
- Tunupa
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2013-01-08