Lincoln College (Illinois)
 Lincoln College (chartered Lincoln University) in Lincoln Illinois was established in 1865 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. There were a few sites that were looked at as possibilities and in December 1864 the site of Lincoln was selected. Due to the Civil War the denomination wanted to create a college in the North because the denominations other schools were located in the South. At this same time a movement started in the new community of Lincoln to start a college.