 They just claim he lived there. Yeah, I'm reading a story right here. The Lincoln legacy begins there. Notice how that's worded. Well, then, of course, I grew up around Spencer County, Indiana, where he lived for like seven or eight years. They claim that's where Lincoln kind of grew up to be a man. According to NationalParkTraveling.com, a website we all love, it's my home page, the Lincolns, Thomas and Nancy, lived in Washington County for 30 years.