Lincoln Acres, California

Lincoln Acres was first settled during the Great Depression, mainly by farmers from the Midwest, to have small farms. Over time the farms became residential homes, and the population became mostly Mexican Americans. In 1967, there was an unsuccessful attempt to annex Lincoln Acres into National City for zoning and sewer system purposes. In 1981, the community was considered as a potential location for adult businesses displaced by redevelopment of downtown National City to relocate. By 1975, the community had largely expanded to its limits, and only saw an 11% growth of population from 1975 to 1995. In 2019, a county commissioned approved the annexation of a quarter acre, adjacent to the Interstate 805 and California State Route 54 interchange, of Lincoln Acres into the City of National City. ==Significant organizations and properties==

La Vista Cemetery The largest plot of land in Lincoln Acres is filled by the La Vista Cemetery. The cemetery has a large section that is considered an endowed cemetery, meaning money is set aside for regular maintenance and upkeep, and a non-endowed side, known as Rest Haven, where no money is set aside for maintenance, and therefore the families of those buried there are responsible for maintaining their grave sites. This means that in the Rest Haven side, there are tilted headstones and old, off-kilter wooden crosses marking the graves. People construct their own headstones for the inexpensive plots, creating a personal, individual experience for family and friends of those interred there. Library The first library in the community began in 1940. It was purchased from the Civil Conservation Corps in Vista, and moved to its final location in 1961. On August 6, 2010, ground was broken for a new library which would be more than three times larger than the old location. It opened in 2013, and tripled the size of the branch from its 854 square feet original size. It includes a reading room named for a late volunteer of the library, who was killed in Chula Vista in 2007; After it was completed, Chicano Park muralist Sal Barajas worked with members of the community to create a mural on the new building. Lower Sweetwater Fire Protection District While Lincoln Acres relies on the County of San Diego for governmental services, there is one elected body that is exclusive to Lincoln Acres; the Lower Sweetwater Fire Protection District. ==References==