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Welcome to East Lynn ...

East Lynn is located in Vermilion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Lynn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for East Lynn: E. Lynn

East Lynn is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from East Lynn (for example, toward Ambia (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for East Lynn: 217 & 447<3>

The ZIP code for East Lynn: 60932<4>

Communities Also Named East Lynn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named East Lynn - they are located in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Lynn.

Communities near East Lynn ...

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

  • Hoopeston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Paxton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Rossville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Milford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gifford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cissna Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Potomac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Buckley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bismarck
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rankin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Lynn ...

Looking for more information about East 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Lynn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Lynn.

Adding East Lynn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 East Lynn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Lynn post office opened in 1872.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the East Lynn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the East Lynn area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Lynn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Lynn or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/