Lynn Township was established in 1857.[4] The township's name most likely comes from the linden trees which were once abundant there, although a share of the pioneer settlers had the last name Lynn.[5] It is the only Lynn Township statewide.[6]
According to his obituary, Sgt John Wesley Flinn (1823-1901) built the first cabin after the township was organized in 1859.
Government
Township hall
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[7] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
