Welcome to Linn Flat ...

Linn Flat is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

The location of Linn Flat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linn Flat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Linn Flat: Linn Flt.

Linn Flat is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Linn Flat lies within the (936) area code.

Communities near Linn Flat ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Linn Flat.

• Nacogdoches
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
  • Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <4>
• Garrison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
• Cushing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <4>
• Appleby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Mount Enterprise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <4>
• Reklaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <4>
• Looneyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
• Nat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
  • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
• Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
• Redfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linn Flat ...

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

Adding Linn Flat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linn Flat in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Linn Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Linn Flat post office opened in 1850.

We also found Linn Flat in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linn Flat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Linn Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/