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Lincoln County.

Lincoln County has 626.6 square miles of land in Missouri. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Lincoln County: River Hills, Claypan Prairie, Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

A local understanding of the land. A straightforward conversation about what comes next.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Lincoln County, Missouri
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Lincoln County, Missouri · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Lincoln County, Missouri from above

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THE SETTINGRiver Hills
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS13 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Lincoln County on the map

THE LINCOLN COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
River Hills setting.

Lincoln County has 626.6 square miles of land in Missouri. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Lincoln County: River Hills, Claypan Prairie, Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.

Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Lincoln County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. River Hills77.5%
  2. Claypan Prairie11.3%
  3. Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain11.2%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Central Irregular Plains in Lincoln County

Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Lincoln County

The atlas lists 13 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Lincoln County, including Troy, Moscow Mills, Elsberry. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Lincoln County

Lincoln County by land and water

The Census records 13.9 square miles of water within Lincoln County, or 2.2% of its total area. That share is close to Lincoln County’s 2.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Lincoln County has 661.6 times the land area of nearby Cave town (0.95 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Montgomery County, Pike County, St. Charles County, Warren County within Missouri. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Lincoln County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Lincoln County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Lincoln County. The county includes 13 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the River Hills setting

River Hills belongs to Interior River Valleys and Hills. Does the parcel occupy a river terrace, bottomland or upland slope, and what existing drainage and road-access records are available? The wider county also reaches Central Irregular Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Cave

Cave is 5 miles southwest of the Lincoln County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Lincoln County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON LINCOLN COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 39.0623° N, 90.9629° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Lincoln County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Lincoln

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Lincoln ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Lincoln County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

River Hills

Explore the agency mapping behind the Interior River Valleys and Hills context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Missouri landowner resources

Missouri sinkhole and geology resources

DNR guidance with links to GeoSTRAT and documented sinkhole information.

Missouri well-log resources

State guidance for locating groundwater logs and related geological records.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Lincoln County.

Cave lies about 5 miles southwest of Lincoln County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Lincoln County in context

NSEWCave · 5 miles1Troy · 6.4 miles2Silex · 6.8 miles3Moscow Mills · 8.5 miles4Whiteside · 8.9 miles5Fountain N' Lakes · 8.9 miles6OUTER RING: 8.9 MILES
  1. 1
    Cave5 mi · town
  2. 2
    Troy6.4 mi · city
  3. 3
    Silex6.8 mi · city
  4. 4
    Moscow Mills8.5 mi · city
  5. 5
    Whiteside8.9 mi · village
  6. 6
    Fountain N' Lakes8.9 mi · village
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Missouri; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Cavetown
Chain of Rocksvillage
Elsberrycity
Foleycity
Fountain N' Lakesvillage
Hawk Pointcity
Moscow Millscity
Old Monroecity
Silexcity
Troycity
Truxtonvillage
Whitesidevillage
Winfieldcity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Lincoln County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Lincoln County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Lincoln County. Lincoln County’s 626.6 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does River Hills describe all of Lincoln County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 3 regional units; River Hills is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Cave as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 5 miles southwest of Lincoln County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Lincoln County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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