> I will describe the county side, It is beautiful rolling hills with lots of > hard wood trees, dogwood, Oak, ect Hi Mary, Thanks for the great description, I see the same out my windows from Iredell Co !! And almost every weekend from Lake Norman. I guess I did not make myself clear, sorry. And I agree, Germany is a beautiful land, especially the Black Forest and southern Germany. What I need to know is which portion of Lincoln became Catawba. I am trying to determine if several of my ancestors actually moved or just were transferred to Catawba when that portion of Lincoln became Catawba. Also I am attempting to plot some old land deeds as they relate to the land today. I was told that it was the 4 most northern miles of Lincoln that was transferred, but I just wanted to confirm that. Have a great Fourth ! thanks, Rosemary