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Lincoln Beach’s post office opened in 1933

More historic than 5% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Lincoln Beach was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1941 on.

1933first post office
0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Lincoln Beach began

When was Lincoln Beach founded?

1933

The Lincoln Beach post office opened in 1933, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Gleneden Beach (1927), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 2,34393 years

How historic is Lincoln Beach?

D

More historic than 5% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Lincoln Beach post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade

What drives Lincoln Beach’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lincoln Beach is more historic than 5% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lincoln Beach’s overall grade.
Founding era1933, from the first post office: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 19401.7% of homes (±2.1) · typical OR town 5.3% · U.S. 8.4%C−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical OR town 2.9 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 5%
NewerOlder

Oregon towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Oregon town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lincoln Beach’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Oregon towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±2.1 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Lincoln Beach’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 Beach are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s Lincoln Beach, and 5 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Lincoln Beach’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lincoln Beach’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

Lincoln Beach had its own post office from 1933 to 1959. Another post office, Gleneden Beach, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Gleneden Beach
1927–1961
Lincoln Beach
1933–1959
19201970today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Coronado ShoresGleneden BeachPacific PalisadesSalishanSalishan Beach
Gone or out of use
Gleneden County ParkparkLincoln Beach Post Officepost office

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Lincoln Beach, in brief

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

Lincoln Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It includes the unincorporated communities of Lincoln Beach and Gleneden Beach. As of the 2020 census, Lincoln Beach had a population of 2,343.

Its first post office opened in 1933. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,045 to 2,343 (+15%).

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

Timeline

Lincoln Beach, 1927 to 1961

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1927Post officeThe Gleneden Beach post office opens
  3. 1933Post officeThe Lincoln Beach post office opens
  4. 1941On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1959Post officeThe Lincoln Beach post office closes
  6. 1961Post officeThe Gleneden Beach post office closes
By decade

Lincoln Beach, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Breaking of the waves - edit2015Breaking of the waves - editBreaking of the waves2015Breaking of the wavesLincoln Beach at sunset2008Lincoln Beach at sunsetLincoln beach OR beachcombing2005Lincoln beach OR beachcombingFishing Rock OR2005Fishing Rock OR
On the map

Lincoln Beach on the map, 1941 to 1984

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

Lincoln Beach on the 1941 USGS mapLincoln Beach on the 1957 USGS mapLincoln Beach on the 1984 USGS map1941Cape Foulweather 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 Beach.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lincoln Beach

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

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Maurine NeubergerUS Senator from Oregon · b. 1907
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Phil RogersWelsh potter · b. 1951
Wayne FiskRecipient of the Silver Star · b. 1945
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Andrew HermannAmerican racewalker · b. 1971
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Archie Aldis EmmersonAmerican businessman · b. 1929
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Julia FishAmerican painter and draughtsperson · b. 1950

Questions about Lincoln Beach’s history

What year was Lincoln Beach founded?

The Lincoln Beach post office opened in 1933, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Lincoln Beach rank for history?

Lincoln Beach is more historic than 5% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Lincoln Beach?

2% of Lincoln Beach’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.1 points), against a typical 5.3% for an Oregon town; the median home was built in 1984.

Memory lane

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

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.