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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Fort Lynn (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fort Lynn. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Fort Lynn ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Lynn: Ft. Lynn

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Fort Lynn is located in Miller County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miller County: Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Bossier (LA), Caddo (LA), Bowie (TX) & Cass (TX).

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Fort Lynn. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Lynn:

  • Miller County     (The home county of Fort Lynn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lynn, with the one closest to Fort Lynn listed first.
    • Doddridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddridge
      • Doddridge is located in Miller County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doddridge <2>
    • Fouke
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Miller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <2>
    • Roberts ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Miller County
    • Capps City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capps City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
      • Capps City is located in Miller County
    • Genoa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Miller County
    • Garland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Miller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Rondo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
      • Rondo is located in Miller County
    • Texarkana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lynn, with the one closest to Fort Lynn listed first.
    • Taylor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Welcome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
      • Welcome is located in Columbia County
  • Hempstead County
    • Patmos
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patmos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
      • Patmos is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lynn, with the one closest to Fort Lynn listed first.
    • Gin City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
      • Gin City is located in Lafayette County
    • Walnut Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
      • Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
    • Bradley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Kress City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kress City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
      • Kress City is located in Lafayette County
    • Lewisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McKamie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
      • McKamie is located in Lafayette County
    • Old Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Lafayette County
    • Stamps
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
      • Stamps is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <2>
    • Buckner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
      • Buckner is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Little River County
    • Ogden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Little River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Bossier Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lynn, with the one closest to Fort Lynn listed first.
    • Plain Dealing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
      • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <2>
    • Alden Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alden Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lynn, with the one closest to Fort Lynn listed first.
    • Ida
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Missionary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missionary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
      • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Frog Level ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
      • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Zylks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
      • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Rodessa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
      • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <2>
    • Hosston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Vivian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
      • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <2>
    • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
      • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Gilliam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
      • Gilliam is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilliam <2>
    • Belcher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Oil City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <2>
  • Webster Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lynn, with the one closest to Fort Lynn listed first.
    • Springhill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
      • Springhill is located in Webster Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <2>
    • Cullen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Webster Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <2>
  • Bowie County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lynn, with the one closest to Fort Lynn listed first.
    • Sulphur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sulphur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Texarkana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
      • Wake Village is located in Bowie County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <2>
    • Nash
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
    • Redwater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Lick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Leary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
      • Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
    • Maud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Maud is located in Bowie County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <2>
    • Victory City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
      • Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Cass County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lynn, with the one closest to Fort Lynn listed first.
    • Bloomburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg
      • Bloomburg is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomburg <2>
    • Domino
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Domino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
      • Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Queen City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
    • Atlanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Huffins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
      • Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
    • McLeod
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bivins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bivins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins
      • Bivins is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bivins <2>
    • Kildare
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglassville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Red Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County (TX)
    • Linden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Cass County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
  • Marion County (TX)
    • Lodi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Lynn, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Lynn.

Cemeteries Near Fort Lynn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Lynn.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Lynn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Lynn, with the one closest to Fort Lynn listed first.

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sulphur Fork Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulphur Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulphur Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rocky Mound Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fouke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fouke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fouke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phylaw Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phylaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phylaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...
    • Beech Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brown Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Slaughter Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slaughter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slaughter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Fort Lynn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Lynn.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Lynn, with the one closest to Fort Lynn listed first.

  • Boggy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
    • Boggy is located in Miller County
  • Fouke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
    • Fouke is located in Miller County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <2>
  • Roberts ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Miller County
  • Era ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Era have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
    • Era is located in Miller County
  • Missionary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missionary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
    • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Frog Level ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
    • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Walnut Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
  • Bradley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Canfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Canfield is located in Lafayette County
  • Sulphur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sulphur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
    • Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Arkana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkana
    • Arkana is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
  • Genoa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Miller County
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    • Springdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
    • Lanark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
      • Lanark is located in Cass County (TX)
    • Queen City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Lynn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Lynn.

Newspapers Published in Fort Lynn ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Lynn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Lynn, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Lynn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fort Lynn:

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Lynn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Lynn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1651, Longitude: -93.8841       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Lynn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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