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Do you know of Lynn ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lynn. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Lynn.

We found mention of Lynn as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Henry County, Illinois.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Lynn ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Lynn.

Within Illinois, the name Lynn is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Winston County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lynn [Winston County].
    • Arkansas
      • Lawrence County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Lynn [Lawrence County].
    • Colorado
      • Las Animas County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Lynn [Las Animas County].
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lynn [Marion County].
    • Georgia
      • Decatur County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lynn [Decatur County].
      • Tattnall County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lynn [Tattnall County].
    • Indiana
      • Randolph County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lynn [Randolph County].
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lynn [Greenup County].
      • Pendleton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lynn [Pendleton County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Lynn [Essex County].
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lynn [Saint Clair County].
    • Nebraska
      • Morrill County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Lynn [Morrill County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Lynn [Sullivan County].
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Lynn [Colfax County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lynn [Steuben County].
    • North Carolina
      • Polk County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lynn [Polk County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Lynn.
    • Ohio
      • Marion County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lynn [Marion County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lynn [Fayette County].
      • Susquehanna County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lynn [Susquehanna County].
    • Tennessee
      • Gibson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lynn [Gibson County].
    • Texas
      • King County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lynn [King County].
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Lynn [Box Elder County].
      • Carbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Lynn [Carbon County].
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lynn [Mingo County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Clark County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lynn [Clark County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Lynn ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lynn:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lynn - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Lynn.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 17/45317   (Place Name: Lynn (RR name for Lynn Center))

County: Henry     (FIPS State/County: 17/073)

Class: X3

More Orphans in  Henry County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Henry County.

Colona StationOpheim
Crampton 
 Pink Prairie
East Cambridge 
 Rickel
Hawley 
 Sharon
Minersville 
 Wethersfield

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lynn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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