United States, Georgia, Lincoln County, Lincolnton, 33.79235, -82.47902Brown, Russell K.2007-06-08Encyclopedia article about Lincolnton, Georgia. Lincolnton, the seat of Lincoln County, is located in northeast Georgia near the Savannah River, approximately thirty-five miles northwest of Augusta and sixty-five miles east of Athens. The only municipality in Lincoln County, Lincolnton is situated at the intersection of U.S. highway 378 and Georgia highways 43 and 47. The shoreline of Clarks Hill Lake is just a few miles from downtown. According to the 2000 U.S. census, the population was 1,595.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Cities and towns--GeorgiaLincolntonText