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Do you know of Lynn ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lynn. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Lynn.

Our sources for Lynn (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Lynn other than they indicate that Lynn would be found somewhere in Saint Clair County, Michigan.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1852 and closed  in 1901.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Lynn ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Lynn.

Within Michigan, the name Lynn is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Winston County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lynn [Winston County].
    • Arkansas
      • Lawrence County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Lynn [Lawrence County].
    • Colorado
      • Las Animas County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Lynn [Las Animas County].
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lynn [Marion County].
    • Georgia
      • Decatur County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lynn [Decatur County].
      • Tattnall County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lynn [Tattnall County].
    • Illinois
      • Henry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Lynn [Henry County].
    • Indiana
      • Randolph County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lynn [Randolph County].
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lynn [Greenup County].
      • Pendleton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lynn [Pendleton County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Lynn [Essex County].
    • Nebraska
      • Morrill County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Lynn [Morrill County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Lynn [Sullivan County].
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Lynn [Colfax County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lynn [Steuben County].
    • North Carolina
      • Polk County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lynn [Polk County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Lynn.
    • Ohio
      • Marion County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lynn [Marion County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lynn [Fayette County].
      • Susquehanna County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lynn [Susquehanna County].
    • Tennessee
      • Gibson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lynn [Gibson County].
    • Texas
      • King County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lynn [King County].
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Lynn [Box Elder County].
      • Carbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Lynn [Carbon County].
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lynn [Mingo County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Clark County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lynn [Clark County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Lynn ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lynn:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lynn - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

More Orphans in  Saint Clair County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Saint Clair County.

Almont JunctionKenockee
 Kingsley
Baird 
BalkwellLexington
BalmersLutz Siding
Broadbridge 
Brockway CenterMartin
BruceMemphis
BurnsMount Salem
Butlins 
 Peat Siding
CampauPilgrim Siding
Canal BridgePound Hill
Carlton 
ChinaRussell Island
Clyde Mills 
 Saginaw Junction
East GreenwoodSaint Clair Springs
ElliottSanborn
 Shanahan
Goodyear SidingSherman Woods
Grand PointeSouth Saint Clair
Grand Trunk JunctionSunnyside
Gratiot CentreSweet Siding
Green Corners 
 Tunnel Junction
Harsens Island 
HartsuffWales
Huronia BeachWestover
  
Keewahdin BeachZion

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lynn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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