page_title: Lincoln County, Mississippi
hierarchical_section_title: Lincoln County, Mississippi
caption_attribution_description: English: Brookhaven City Hall in Brookhaven, Mississippi
context_page_description: Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,869. Its county seat is Brookhaven.
  The county was created by the legislature on April 7, 1870, during the Reconstruction Era. It was formed from portions of Lawrence, Pike, Franklin, Copiah, and Amite counties. It was named for Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.
  Lincoln County comprises the Brookhaven, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Jackson–Vicksburg–Brookhaven Combined Statistical Area. The county is southwest of the state capital of Jackson.
context_section_description: Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,869. Its county seat is Brookhaven.
  The county was created by the legislature on April 7, 1870, during the Reconstruction Era. It was formed from portions of Lawrence, Pike, Franklin, Copiah, and Amite counties. It was named for Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.
  Lincoln County comprises the Brookhaven, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Jackson–Vicksburg–Brookhaven Combined Statistical Area. The county is southwest of the state capital of Jackson.
caption: Postcard Brookhaven City Hall, early 20th century.
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