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Welcome to Fort Lynn ...

Fort Lynn is located in Miller County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Lynn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Lynn: Ft. Lynn

Fort Lynn is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fort Lynn: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Fort Lynn ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Queen City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fouke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bradley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bloomburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hosston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rodessa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Ida
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Domino
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people

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 Fort Lynn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Lynn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Lynn. 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 Fort Lynn.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Lynn ...

Looking for more information about Fort Lynn? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort Lynn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Lynn.

Adding Fort Lynn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Lynn 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 (so far) for Fort Lynn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fort Lynn post office opened in 1892. The Fort Lynn post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Lynn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Miller, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Lynn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Lynn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Lynn area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/