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History · South Lincoln

South Lincoln’s post office opened in 1888, and 11% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1919 on.

1888first post office
0on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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How South Lincoln began

When was South Lincoln founded?

1888

The South Lincoln post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 251138 years
Founding year: the first South Lincoln post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about South Lincoln’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 South Lincoln are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19194 editions of the USGS map, 1919 to 1997. Watch South Lincoln change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Lincoln’s history is told.

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On the map

South Lincoln on the map, 1919 to 1997

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

South Lincoln on the 1919 USGS mapSouth Lincoln on the 1921 USGS mapSouth Lincoln on the 1970 USGS mapSouth Lincoln on the 1997 USGS map1919Lincoln Mountain 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 South Lincoln.

The story so far

South Lincoln, in brief

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

South Lincoln is a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Lincoln had a population of 251. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It is in eastern Addison County, in the south part of the town of Lincoln, in the valley of the New Haven River, a north-flowing tributary of Otter Creek and part of the Lake Champlain watershed. It is bordered to the south and east by the Green Mountain National Forest. South Lincoln Road leads north (downriver) 3 miles (5 km) to Lincoln, and Ripton Road leads southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Ripton.

Its first post office opened in 1888.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to South Lincoln

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

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Gabriel MannAmerican actor and model · b. 1972
Patty SheehanProfessional golfer · b. 1956
Grace PotterAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1983
Henry Mower RiceAmerican politician, Minnesota · b. 1816
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Eugene Cook BinghamAmerican chemist · b. 1878
John Wolcott StewartAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1825

Questions about South Lincoln’s history

What year was South Lincoln founded?

The South Lincoln post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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