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History · Lincoln Park

20% of Lincoln Park’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1939 on and the census since 1950.

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lincoln Park’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lincoln Park are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,852 in 1970; 817 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Lincoln Park’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lincoln Park’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Lincoln Park, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0001960198020002020Peak: 1,852

Peaked at 1,852 in 1970; 817 people lived here in 2020.

7 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lincoln Park’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Lincoln Park, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lincoln Park yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lincoln Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Upson County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lincoln Park had a population of 817.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 833 in 2010, 817 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lincoln Park on the map, 1939 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lincoln Park. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lincoln Park on the 1939 USGS mapLincoln Park on the 1971 USGS mapLincoln Park on the 1985 USGS map1939Thomaston sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lincoln Park.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lincoln Park

Nobody well known was born in Lincoln Park itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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John PembertonAmerican pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola · b. 1831
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeAmerican basketball player · b. 1993
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Alfred BlalockAmerican surgeon · b. 1899
Stuart WoodsAmerican novelist · b. 1938
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Travon WalkerAmerican football player · b. 2000
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William Fielding OgburnAmerican sociologist · b. 1886
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.