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 Lynn in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lynn. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Glennville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birdford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Birdford is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
- Tison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tison is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
- Reidsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Altamaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
- Former name for Altamaha:
- Atamaha
- Gum Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
- Surrency
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Odum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Statesborough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Doctortown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Hinesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pembroke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- English Eddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- English Eddy is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
- Wheaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wheaton is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Walthourville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jesup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Enal ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enal is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
- Baxley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McIntosh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McIntosh is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Prentiss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prentiss is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Emit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emit is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
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 Lynn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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