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History · Lincolndale

Lincolndale’s post office opened in 1909

Most of Lincolndale was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1972. Below: 6 old photos and papers from 1947 on.

1909first post office
0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
6old photos & papers
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From Lincolndale’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Lincolndale began

When was Lincolndale founded?

1909

The Lincolndale post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,504117 years
Founding year: the first Lincolndale post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
The story so far

Lincolndale, in brief

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

Lincolndale is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Somers in Westchester County, New York, (along the Westchester County-Putnam County border) United States. As of the 2020 census, Lincolndale had a population of 1,504.

Its first post office opened in 1909. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,521 in 2010, 1,504 in 2020.

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

By decade

Lincolndale, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1940s6 items
Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York. LOC gsc.5a143061947Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York…Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York. LOC gsc.5a143061947Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York…Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York. LOC gsc.5a143071947Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York…Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York. LOC gsc.5a143071947Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York…Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York. LOC gsc.5a143081947Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York…Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York. LOC gsc.5a143081947Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York…
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

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Dr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York. LOC gsc.5a14306
Retake this viewDr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincolndale, New York. LOC gsc.5a14306, 1947

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Famous people

Famous people close to Lincolndale

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

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Caitlyn JennerAmerican media personality and retired decathle… · b. 1949
Laura BraniganAmerican singer and actress · b. 1952
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Tom WellingAmerican actor, director, and model · b. 1977
Ann BlythAmerican actress · b. 1927
John SchneiderAmerican actor and singer · b. 1960
Fanny Crosby19th century Christian hymnist · b. 1820
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Finish Lincolndale’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewDr. C.R. Franklin, residence in Lincoln…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Shenorock1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Lincolndale’s history

What year was Lincolndale founded?

The Lincolndale post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (6). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.