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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 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 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.

Neighboring Counties ...

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

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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

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

Lynn is located in Tattnall County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tattnall County: Appling, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Liberty, Long, Toombs & Wayne.

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

  • Tattnall County     (The home county of Lynn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
    • Mendes
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Glennville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Reidsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Manassas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Collins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobbtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Former name for Cobbtown:
      • Cobb Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
    • Surrency
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Baxley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillipi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
    • Pembroke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellabell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
    • 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
    • New Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Register
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Metter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
    • Bellville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hagan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Claxton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Daisy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
    • 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
    • Fort Stewart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bryan Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
    • Pineview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Garden Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Hinesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Martin Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Trinity
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
    • Cherokee Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Doe Run Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Flemington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Allenhurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Long County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
    • Donald
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
    • Ludowici
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
    • Ohoopee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
    • Toombs Central
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Santa Claus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Lyons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Rock Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
    • Madray Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Odum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Doctortown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Jesup
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Lynn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lynn - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mendes Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Surrency Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Glennville Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Waters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glennville Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Dowdy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Watermelon Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradley - Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • DeLoach Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glennville City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Battle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Halltown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Halltown Cemetery
      • The Old Halltown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hall Town Cemetery

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.<3>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lynn, 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)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • 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)

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

Newspapers Published in 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lynn, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lynn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Lynn:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Lynn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.