County · code 46083
Lincoln CountySouth Dakota
Lincoln County is a county in South Dakota, with its seat in Canton. It was formed in 1862 and named after Abraham Lincoln.
- Founded1862
- County seatCanton
- Named forAbraham Lincoln
- Land area577 sq mi + 0.5 sq mi water
- Population65,161 2020 Census
Where it is
Lincoln on the map of South Dakota
South Dakota has 66 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Founded in 1862
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
In 1871, Turner County was created from Lincoln County. Lincoln became a county in the state of South Dakota in 1889.
- 1871Lost territory Lincoln lost to creation of Turner. · Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10, sec. 8/p. 406
- 1889Became part of South Dakota Lincoln became a county in the state of South Dakota. · U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676-684; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 1548-1549; Swindler, 9:107-109; Van Zandt, 134
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Lincoln
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Lincoln County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (lincolncountysd.org).
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Lincoln County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Lincoln by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
County government
- County government
The official website of Lincoln County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Lincoln County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Lincoln County
- When was Lincoln County founded?
- Lincoln County was founded in 1862, and named after Abraham Lincoln.
- What is the county seat of Lincoln County?
- The county seat of Lincoln County is Canton.
- Is there an online parcel map for Lincoln County?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Lincoln County's boundary or name changed?
- Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 changes for Lincoln County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Turner County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Lincoln County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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