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 Lake 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 Lake 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.
Name Variations for Lake Lynn ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Lynn: Lk. Lynn
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Lynn. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Lynn.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Lake Lynn is located in Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Lake Lynn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Lynn:
- Fayette County (The home county of Lake Lynn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- Morris Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Point Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Atlantic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Winstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Masontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shoaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Highhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- Dilliner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Nemacolin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Mount Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fairdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fordyce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Khedive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Confluence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Draketown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Ursina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Deemston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- West Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Daisytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- California
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coal Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allenport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- North Belle Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Gibsonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Monessen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scottdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Accident
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- McHenry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison County (WV)
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- Hoodsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Mount Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Neel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Barrackville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Fairmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Palatine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Maidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Brookhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Laurel Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Bruceton Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brandonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Little Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Reedsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arthurdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Hazelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gladesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Lenox
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Taylor County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- Thornton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Fetterman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Pruntytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Wetzel County (WV)
- Round Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Lynn, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Lynn.
Cemeteries Near Lake Lynn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake 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 Lake Lynn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Lynn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- Forks of Cheat Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cagey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pt. Marion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jennewine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Lake Lynn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Lynn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Lynn, with the one closest to Lake Lynn listed first.
- Morris Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Stewartstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Point Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dilliner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- New Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Winstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Old Frame
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Frame is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Mapletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
- Wiley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dunkard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Maidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Lynn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Lynn.
Newspapers Published in Lake 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Lynn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Lynn, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake 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 helpful 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 Lake Lynn:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Lake 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 from Point A (ie- Lake Lynn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |