LINCOLN COUNTY

County Offices
112 N. Washington Street
Lincolnton 706-359-7970
https://lincolncountyga.org

Chamber of Commerce
112 N. Washington Street
Lincolnton 706-359-6512
https://www.lincolngachamber.org

Poised for growth, rural Lincoln County is ideally situated to offer the best of all worlds: Quiet country living near cosmopolitan amenities. This area is less than 30 minutes from the bustling urban centers of Augusta and Athens in Georgia and Greenwood across the South Carolina border. Large manufacturers are at home in the county, but 96 percent of the companies are small businesses. U.S. Route 378 anchors a network of state highways for efficient ground transportation while Augusta Regional Airport in Augusta provides commercial airline service.

Services
Parents will appreciate the quality educational opportunities in and near Lincoln County, including a public-school system recognized for excellence at state and national levels. Averaging 15 students per classroom, Lincoln County Schools integrates technology at all levels, linking each Internet-enabled classroom to fully automated media centers. Gifted education, advanced placement, achievement classes, and Governor’s Honors Program are all available. Opportunities for vocational or higher education within a reasonable commute include the flagship campus for the University of Georgia in Athens, distinguished as the nation’s first state-chartered university and one of America’s finest public research universities. Augusta is home to Augusta University with a curriculum that combines liberal arts, medical, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) disciplines. The award-winning Augusta Technical College offers a wide range of programs, certificates and degrees. Several private colleges maintain campuses in Augusta including Paine College, Georgia Military College, Brenau University, Virginia College, and Miller-Motte Technical College.

Healthcare facilities and resources are no less impressive, particularly within the Augusta-Richmond metropolitan region. Augusta University Health manages an exceptional system that includes the 478-bed Augusta University Medical Center at Augusta University, the 154-bed Children’s Hospital of Georgia with the region’s only Level IV NICU, and a Critical Care Center with a Level I trauma center. University Health Care System has been serving Augusta since 1818, growing through two centuries into one of Georgia’s most comprehensive and largest healthcare providers. The cornerstone of UHCS is the 581-bed teaching facility of University Hospital. Doctors Hospital of Augusta adds a full-service acute-care hospital with a number of specialty centers including the Clyde A. Burgamy Center for Women, the Human Motion Institute-Joint & Spine Center, and the nationally acclaimed Joseph M. Still Burn Center. Trinity Hospital of Augusta is the community’s only faith-based hospital, providing a 231-bed facility for combines inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, surgical, and emergency care.

Lifestyle
Boasting a landscape of unsurpassed natural beauty in the “Classic South Region” of Georgia, Lincoln County is known as “Georgia’s Freshwater Coast” with 400 miles of shoreline surrounding the 71,000-acre Clarks Hill Lake. This vast recreational jewel offers a paradise for anglers and bass tournament enthusiasts or water-sport adventurers. Managed wildlife areas are ideal for wildlife viewing, hiking, and seasonal hunting while a number of lush, forested parks offer developed amenities against the background of spectacular scenery. Along the lake’s western shore, Elijah Clark State Park provides 160 campsites, 20 cottages, picnic and group shelters, a pioneer camp, a sandy swimming beach, boat ramps and a fishing pier. Rock hounds will find one of the world’s premier collecting sites for large, multiple twinned rutile crystals among other geological treasures at Graves Mountain in Lincolnton. Golf enthusiasts can look forward to perfecting their backswing on 18 courses within a 45-minute drive from home, crowned by Augusta National Golf Club—home to the world-famous Masters Golf Tournament.

Ideally situated within a reasonable commute from Georgia’s second-largest city, Lincoln County excels in rural charm and a strong sense of community. Boasting more than 160 historic buildings, this area was Georgia’s first countywide listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Take a step back in time at Lincoln County Historical Park, a complex that preserves a grist mill and saw mill, smokehouse, early town doctor’s office, blacksmith’s shop, and late 1700s log cabin. The bright lights of Augusta are less than an hour’s drive away, opening up an entire world of cultural, historic, entertainment, and shopping attractions. In addition to a full line-up of performing arts groups and events, Augusta hosts stellar celebrations like Westobou and Arts in the Heart of Augusta festivals. Other famous attractions include Artists Row, Morris Museum of Art, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta Museum of History, National Science Center’s Fort Discovery, George Golf Hall of Fame, Augusta Canal, Savannah Rapids Park, and Augusta Riverwalk. Little wonder that Lincoln County is so appealing to those who want access to the best of Georgia but prefer simple pleasures, a relaxed lifestyle, garden-fresh produce, and quiet country beauty.

COMMUNITY PROFILES

Lincolnton

City Offices
706-359-3239

Chamber of Commerce
706-359-6512
https://www.lincolngachamber.org

The small community of Lincolnton serves as the seat of government for Lincoln County and a hub of commerce, culture, and entertainment. Homes and residential settings in and near Lincolnton are diverse and attractive, from wooded acreage and mini-farms to lake retreats, historic treasures, and handsome new construction on sweeping lots. Designated as a Georgia Better Hometown community, the city offers delightful shopping in boutiques and gift shops. Lincolnton also hosts musical concerts and special events including the Little Roy & Lizzy Music Festival at Elijah Clark State Park and Lewis Family Homeplace. Residents enjoy an intimate hometown within an hour’s drive from big-city attractions and premier healthcare and higher education institutions. Recreational opportunities are second-to-none at Clarks Hill Lake and the vast acreage of parkland and developed amenities that surround it.