What is the county seat of Lincoln County?

The county seat of Lincoln County is Hamlin.

Is there an online parcel map for Lincoln County?

Yes. Lincoln County publishes a parcel map of 16,939 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Lincoln County's boundary or name changed?

Lincoln County was created in 1867 from Boone County, Cabell County, Kanawha County and Putnam County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Boone County, Cabell County and Logan 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.

Lincoln County, West Virginia: parcels, history and offices

Where it is

Lincoln on the map of West Virginia

West Virginia has 55 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.

Counties of West Virginia · Lincoln highlighted

History

Formed in 1867 from Boone County, Cabell County, Kanawha County and Putnam County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Lincoln County was created on February 23, 1867, from parts of Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, and Putnam Counties. The county was named after Abraham Lincoln. Its boundaries were adjusted several times between 1868 and 1872, with gains and losses of territory to neighboring counties including Putnam, Boone, Logan, Wayne, and Cabell.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

1867
Lincoln County created Lincoln created from Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, and Putnam.
from Boone from Cabell from Kanawha from Putnam
23 February 1867 · W. Va. Acts 1867, 5th sess., ch. 61, sec. 1/pp. 76-79
1868
Lost territory Lincoln lost to Putnam.
to Putnam
3 March 1868 · W. Va. Acts 1868, 6th sess., ch. 119, secs. 1-2/pp. 108-109
1868
Gained territory Lincoln gained from Boone.
from Boone
20 July 1868 · W. Va. Acts 1868, June ext. sess., ch. 68/pp. 50-51
1868
Gained territory Lincoln gained from Boone, Cabell, and Logan, exchanged with Kanawha.
from Boone from Cabell from Logan from Kanawha
27 July 1868 · W. Va. Acts 1868, June ext. sess., ch. 92/pp. 63-64
1869
Gained territory Lincoln gained from Logan and Wayne, lost to Cabell.
from Logan from Wayne from Cabell
26 February 1869 · W. Va. Acts 1869, 7th sess., ch. 56, secs. 1-2, 8/pp. 34-36
1872
Lost territory Lincoln lost to Wayne.
to Wayne
27 February 1872 · W. Va. Acts 1872, 10th sess., ch. 106, sec. 1/p. 155
1955
Boundary clarified Lincoln boundaries redefined and established (no change).
no change
17 February 1955 · W. Va. Acts 1955, 52d sess., ch. 190, sec. 1/pp. 542-543

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Lincoln

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Good enough

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 16,939 parcels from Lincoln County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 25 September 2026 · checked 15 October 2026
Address points Official

One point per address, 11,963 in all from WV GIS Technical Center (WVGISTC, West Virginia University — the state's GIS clearinghouse) serving WV Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (WVDHSEM) SAMS-II address points.
checked 13 October 2026
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

Population

20,463 2020 Census count

Housing units

9,549 2020 Census count

Land area

437 square miles

Water area

1.6 square miles

People per sq mi

47 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Lincoln County's official site

We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.

County government

County government
The official website of Lincoln County.
lincolncountywv.org

See your own lot on these maps

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Questions

Common questions about Lincoln County

When was Lincoln County founded?: Lincoln County was founded in 1867, formed from Boone County, Cabell County, Kanawha County and Putnam County, and named after Abraham Lincoln.
What is the county seat of Lincoln County?: The county seat of Lincoln County is Hamlin.
Is there an online parcel map for Lincoln County?: Yes. Lincoln County publishes a parcel map of 16,939 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Lincoln County's boundary or name changed?: Lincoln County was created in 1867 from Boone County, Cabell County, Kanawha County and Putnam County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Boone County, Cabell County and Logan 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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