Welcome to Linn ...

Linn is located on the South Texas Plains.

Linn is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Linn is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Linn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Linn: (956)

The ZIP code for Linn: 78563<3>

Communities Also Named Linn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Linn - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linn.

Communities near Linn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Linn.

• Edinburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Elsa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
  • Elsa is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsa <4>
• Laguna Seca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Seca
  • Laguna Seca is located in Hidalgo County
• Faysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faysville
  • Faysville is located in Hidalgo County
• Hargill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hargill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargill
  • Hargill is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hargill <4>
• Seminary Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
  • Seminary Village is located in Hidalgo County
  • Seminary Village has also been known as:
  • Seminary Village Colonia
• Doolittle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
  • Doolittle is located in Hidalgo County
• Lasara
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasara have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasara
  • Lasara is located in Willacy County
  • Lasara has also been known as:
  • La Sara
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lasara <4>
• Monte Alto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Alto
  • Monte Alto is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Alto <4>
• Monte Christo ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Christo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
  • Monte Christo is located in Hidalgo County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Linn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Linn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Linn. See our Newspapers Page for Linn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linn ...

Looking for more information about Linn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Linn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Linn.

Adding Linn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Linn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Linn post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Linn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/