Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Fort Lynn in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Lynn. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Lynn listed first.
- Boggy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boggy is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
- Fouke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Era ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Era is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Missionary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Walnut Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Sulphur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Arkana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arkana is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkana
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lanark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lanark is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- McKinney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McKinney is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Huffins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Eylau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eylau is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylau
- Bivins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plain Dealing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redland is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Carterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carterville is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Texarkana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Lynn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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