fANNETT.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 187 
Lincklaen; town in Chenango County, New York, named for John Lincklaen, an 
early proprietor of the township. 
Lincoln; county in Arkansas; county and mountain in Colorado; count! )s in Idaho 
and Kansas; parish in Louisiana; counties in Minnesota and Mississippi; county, 
and city in Lancaster County, Nebraska; county in Nevada; mountain in New 
Hampshire; counties in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Oregon; town in Provi- 
dence County, Rhode Island; and counties in South Dakota, Washington, West 
Virginia, and Wisconsin; named for President Abraham Lincoln. 
Lincoln; counties in Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee, 
named for Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, an officer of the Revolution. 
Lincoln; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named for the ninth Karl of 
Lincoln. 
Lincoln; county in Maine, named from Lincolnshire, England. 
Lincoln; town in Penobscot County, Maine, named for Governor Enoch Lincoln. 
Lincolnton; towns in Lincoln County, Georgia, and Lincoln County, North 
Carolina; 
Lincolnville; town in Waldo County, Maine. Named for Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, 
an officer of the Revolution. 
Lincolnville; town in Berkeley County, South Carolina, named for President Abra- 
ham Lincoln. 
Linda Rosa; towns in San Diego and Riverside counties, California, in the flower 
districts. A Spanish phrase, meaning "pretty rose." 
Linda Vista; township in San Diego County, California. A Spanish phrase, mean- 
ing "beautiful view." 
Lindley; town in Steuben County, New York, named for Col. Eleazar Lindley. 
Lindsay; creek iu Humboldt County, California, named for an early settler. 
Lindsborg; city in McPherson County, Kansas, so named because the first syllable 
of the names of many of the early settlers was " linds," the "borg" being added, 
which in Swedish means "castle." 
Line Port; town in Stewart County, Tennessee, so named because it is situated 
on the Cumberland River and on the line between the States of Kentucky and 
Tennessee. 
rLinn; mountain in California; counties in Iowa and Kansas; county, and village in 
Osage County, Missouri, and county in Oregon ; 
iLinneus; city in Linn County, Missouri. Named for Hon. Lewis F.- Linn, United 
L States Senator from Missouri. 
Linton; city in Greene County, Indiana,«ramed for a resident of Terre Haute. 
Linwood; city in Leavenworth County ^Kansas, and village in Butler County, 
Nebraska, so named on account of the abundance of linden trees. 
Lipscomb; county in Texas, named for Abner Lipscomb, a prominent early resi- 
dent, and associate justice of the supreme court. 
Lisbon; town in St. Lawrence County, New York, and 21 other towns and villages 
bear the name of the city in Portugal. 
Lisbon; city in Ransom County, North Dakota, named from the town in New York. 
Lisle; towns in Dupage County, Illinois, and Broome County, New York, named 
from the city in France. 
Litchfield; county in Connecticut and town in 1 [erkimer ( tounty, New York, named 
from the city in England. 
Litchfield; city in Montgomery County, Illinois, named for E. B. Litchfield, one of 
its founders. 
Lititz; borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, named from the barony of 
Lititz in Bohemia. 
Little; village in Holt County, Nebraska, named for L. B. Little. 
