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Welcome to Lynn Creek ...

Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynn Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Lynn Creek: Lynn Crk. (or less commonly used: Lynn Ck. or Lynn Cr.)

Lynn Creek is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lynn Creek: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Lynn Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lynn Creek - they are located in British Columbia and Kansas.

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

Communities near Lynn Creek ...

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

  • Starkville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Macon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Macon is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
  • Brooksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Crawford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shuqualak
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Artesia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Sturgis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mashulaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
  • Sessums
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Deerbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lynn Creek ...

Looking for more information about Lynn Creek? 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 Lynn Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lynn Creek.

Adding Lynn Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lynn Creek 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 Lynn Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lynn Creek post office opened in 1888. The Lynn Creek post office closed in 1906.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Noxubee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lynn Creek - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Lynn Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Lynn Creek 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/