Our Genealogy Helper
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Marion County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Crawford, Delaware, Hardin, Morrow, Union & Wyandot.
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:
- Marion County (The home county of Lynn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Waldo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newmans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- 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
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- 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
- Martel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- La Rue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Champaign County
- North Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Bucyrus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Galion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Robinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Leesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lemert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Crestline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broken Sword
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Norton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Meredith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Radnor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Kerr Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Lamb Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Westerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Worthington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Amlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Riverlea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Central College ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Blendon Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Huber Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Minerva Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Mount Victory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McVitty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Kenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Centerburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Batemantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Mount Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Dorema
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Green Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Fredericktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Five Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Bangs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Green ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Lock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- West Mansfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Middleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rushsylvania
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Plain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Chuckery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Shawtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Cardington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Mount Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marengo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iberia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Vails Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Chesterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Richwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Pharisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Summersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- New Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Milford Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn, with the one closest to Lynn listed first.
- Wyandot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Harpster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marseilles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Nevada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Kirby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Duenquat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
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.
- Wolfinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Augenstein Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Idleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rupp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Schweinfurth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Collmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Klingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mounts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (512 more) ...
- Nickerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waldo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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.
- 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
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- 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
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 58 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 21 miles [33.8 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Union County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |