Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most of Lynnville was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973. Below: old-book passages.
The Lynnville post office opened in 1839, the earliest record of the town by name.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lynnville’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Lynnville.
Lynnville was platted in 1839. The town was named for its founder, John Lynn, who also established the first store at the site. A post office has been in operation at Lynnville since 1839.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Passages that mention Lynnville, cut from the printed page as they were published.
Lynnville, situated about ten miles north of Boonville, in Hart township, was laid out by John Lynn, after whom it was named. Lynn opened a saddle and harness shop in the place in 1839, and Daniel Zimmerman opened a store in 1840. Among the early business men were the Kirkpatrick brothers, Vanada brothers, James McGill, and Hubbard Taylor. The first church was erected by the Methodists. The village, which is one of the largest in the county, contains two churches, Methodist and Bap-
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Nobody well known was born in Lynnville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
The Lynnville post office opened in 1839, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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