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History · Lynn Township

62% of Lynn Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Drake, Frank and Sarah, Claim House. Below: maps from 1963 on.

1on the National Register
62%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lynn Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lynn Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lynn Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lynn Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Lynn Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lynn Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 287 to 275 (-4%).

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lynn Township on the map, 1963 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lynn Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lynn Township on the 1963 USGS mapLynn Township on the 1980 USGS map1963Colman sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lynn Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Lynn Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
2015
Drake, Frank and Sarah, Claim House
Drake, Frank and Sarah, Claim House, built 1880
Buildings
All 1 listings
Drake, Frank and Sarah, Claim HouseBuilding · listed 2015

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Enterprise Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townChester TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townColman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Lynn Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Lynn Township?

One place: the Drake, Frank and Sarah, Claim House (listed 2015).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.