East Lynne, MO

East Lynne is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The 2020 census counted 294 residents. East Lynne was platted in 1871. The city took its name from the novel East Lynne by Ellen Wood. That mix gives East Lynne a clear local shape within Missouri, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. East Lynne is located six miles east of Harrisonville on Missouri Route K. The site is on the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad and the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway lines.