Lincoln County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. The county was formed in 1792. In 1845, the southern portion of Lincoln County was separated to form Welland County. In some census and election records from the late 19th century, the townships of Caistor and Gainsborough (which can be seen on the map below) were enumerated as part of Monck County, while Grantham and Niagara Townships were enumerated as part of Niagara County. However, neither Monck nor Niagara ever existed as incorporated municipal counties, but rather as electoral districts. In 1970, Lincoln and Welland Counties were amalgamated to form the Regional Municipality of Niagara. See also List of townships in Ontario External links 1951 map of Lincoln County 1879 map of Lincoln and Welland counties Former counties in Ontario History of the Regional Municipality of Niagara States and territories established in 1792 1792 establishments in Upper Canada Populated places disestablished in 1970