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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 Flinn (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 Flinn. 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 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.

Flinn is located in Wood County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wood County: Athens (OH), Meigs (OH), Washington (OH), Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie & Wirt.

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

  • Wood County     (The home county of Flinn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Wesley ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wesley is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Eli
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Eli is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
    • Lubeck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lubeck is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
    • Mineral Wells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mineral Acres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
    • Leachtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Leachtown is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
    • Slate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Slate is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
    • Blennerhassett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
    • Parkersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kanawha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kanawha is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Vienna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Big Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Freed
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Freed is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
    • Rocksdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Willowdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Willowdale is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
    • Browning ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Browning is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Mozelle ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mozelle is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
    • Beatysville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beatysville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
    • Neptune
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Neptune is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
    • Skull Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Skull Run is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
    • Medina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Medina is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Sherman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherman is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Wilding
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Wilding is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
    • Ravenswood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Odaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Odaville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
    • Sandyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Garfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Garfield is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Hartford City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hartford City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
    • New Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Letart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Letart is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
    • Mason
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sassafras
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Clifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Clifton is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • West Columbia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • West Columbia is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
    • Baden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Baden is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
    • Flatrock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Flatrock is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
    • York
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Brighton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brighton is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Leon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leon is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Meadowbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Pleasants County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Horseneck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
    • Willow Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
    • Schultz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Schultz is located in Pleasants County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
  • Ritchie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Cisco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cisco is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Petroleum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
    • Rusk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rusk is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Oxbow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Cairo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Cantwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Reedy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Reedy is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Millard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Millard is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Flint Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Flint Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
    • Spencer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Triplett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Triplett is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
    • Zona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Zona is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
    • Graux
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Graux is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
    • Woodyard ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodyard is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
  • Wirt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Windy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Windy is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
    • Peewee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Peewee is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
    • Elizabeth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Palestine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Palestine is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Greencastle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Greencastle is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
    • Newark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Newark is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Lucile
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucile is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
    • Freeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Freeport is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Burning Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
    • Creston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Creston is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Athens County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Youba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
    • Coolville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vanderhoof
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
    • Beebe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
    • Guysville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
    • Pratts Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
    • Stewart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
    • Carsey Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
    • Big Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Shade
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Armadale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Armadale is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
    • Amesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mudsock ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mudsock is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
  • Gallia County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Carlton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Cheshire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Kyger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
  • Meigs County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Portland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spiller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
    • Bashan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
    • Keno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
    • Tuppers Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorcas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
    • Racine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <1>
    • Syracuse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Plants
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
    • Welshtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
    • Letart Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
    • Pomeroy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <1>
    • Middleport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Morgan County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Chesterhill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Joy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Joy is located in Morgan County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Washington County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flinn, with the one closest to Flinn listed first.
    • Redbush
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
    • Porterfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
    • Rockland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Belpre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
    • Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
    • Fillmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Decaturville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • Napier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
    • Vincent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Barlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Harmar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
    • Marietta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <1>
    • Sandhill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill

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

Cemeteries Near Flinn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flinn.

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

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

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

  • Vanhorn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flinn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Boso Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Logston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rawson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Buckley Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Belleville.
    • The Buckley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Buckley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77899 <3>
  • Isabelle Flinn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (790 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ford Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Boso Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles 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.<4>

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

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

  • Topins Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Topins Grove is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topins Grove
  • Jerrys Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jerrys Run is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys Run
  • Willowdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Willowdale is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
  • Manganese ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Manganese is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
  • Lone Cedar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
  • Lowdell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lowdell is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowdell
  • Belleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleville is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Reedsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Reedsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Neptune
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Neptune is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
  • Skull Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Skull Run is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
  • Tyner ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyner is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
  • Hazael
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hazael is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazael
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    • Portland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherman is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Nesselroad ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Nesselroad is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad

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

Newspapers Published in Flinn ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flinn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flinn, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flinn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Flinn:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Flinn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Flinn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.