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.
- Waldo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Owens is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
- Norton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Radnor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Longville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Espyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Espyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espyville
- Richwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Cardington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Warrensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Delaware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Claiborne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claiborne is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Pharisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Kilbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kilbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
- Morral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Climax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Kirkpatrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
- DeCliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- DeCliff is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCliff
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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