Lincoln is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia. It was established as the community of Goose Creek during the 1720s by Quaker settlers. The picturesque village is located adjacent to Purcellville. Lincoln is home to many stately homes, the Goose Creek Friends Meeting House and Goose Creek Historic District, the Glebe of Shelburne Parish, and a historic Quaker cemetery. Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1757 Seat Leesburg Area - Total - Water 1,350 km² (521 mi²) 3 km² (1 mi²) 0. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Senators John Warner (R) George Allen (R) Official language(s) English Area 110,862 km² (35th) - Land 102,642 km² - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events and Trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving pianos. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... Purcellville is a town located in Loudoun County, Virginia. ...
Lincoln County was created by an act of the West Virginia state legislature on February 23, 1867, from parts of Boone, Cabell, Kanawha and Putnam counties.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky on February 12, 1809.
Some historians believe that the town was originally incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly in 1833 as Hamline, in honor of Bishop Leonidas L. Hamline of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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