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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 Linn (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 Linn. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Linn is located in Marshall County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love & Grayson (TX).

Below are the counties that are near Linn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linn:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Linn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linn, with the one closest to Linn listed first.
    • Little City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • Cumberland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Madill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kingston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • New Woodville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • McBride
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • Shay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linn, with the one closest to Linn listed first.
    • Caney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tushka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linn, with the one closest to Linn listed first.
    • Mead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Silo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Kenefic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Platter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Armstrong
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Calera
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Durant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartwright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Colbert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Caddo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Achille
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hendrix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linn, with the one closest to Linn listed first.
    • Dickson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Gene Autry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <1>
    • Ardmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Springer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Coal County
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linn, with the one closest to Linn listed first.
    • Bee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Tishomingo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Milburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mannsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Reagan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Bromide
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wapanucka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Connerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mill Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Love County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linn, with the one closest to Linn listed first.
    • Overbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Marietta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Murray County
    • Crusher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
  • Cooke County (TX)
    • Dexter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linn, with the one closest to Linn listed first.
    • Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Sherwood Shores
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
    • Red River City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
    • Cedar Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Locust
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Pottsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Denison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
    • Gordonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Frontier Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
    • Twin City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
    • Sandusky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Basin Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linn, see our County-by-County Page for Linn.

Cemeteries Near Linn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linn.

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 Linn - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linn, with the one closest to Linn listed first.

  • Linn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cumberland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Confederate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Post Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore Burney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Aylesworth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cliff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Emet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodberry Forest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Madill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (196 more) ...
    • Bald Knob Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tishomingo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keffer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

While we didn't find Linn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Linn.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Linn, with the one closest to Linn listed first.

  • Preston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Ray
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Cedar Mills
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
  • Gordonville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Denison
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
  • Red Branch
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
  • Dexter
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Sandusky
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Basin Springs
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linn.

Newspapers Published in Linn ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linn, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Linn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Linn:

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>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 Linn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Linn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.