Welcome to Lynch ...
So far, we found very little information about Lynch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lynch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lynch, please Contact Us.
Lynch would have been located within present day White County<2>.
The location of Lynch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lynch is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Lynch was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lynch would have been located in the (706) and (762)<5> area codes.
Websites for Lynch ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.whitecountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lynch, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Lynch ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Lynch - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lynch.
Communities near Lynch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lynch.
- Willow ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Cornelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Cornelia is located in Habersham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <6>
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Habersham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <6>
- Owltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Demorest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demorest
- Demorest is located in Habersham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Demorest <6>
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Rabun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
- Clarkesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkesville
- Clarkesville is located in Habersham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkesville <6>
- Young Harris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
- Young Harris is located in Towns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <6>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lynch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lynch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lynch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lynch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynch. See our Newspapers Page for Lynch.
Adding Lynch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lynch in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lynch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Lynch post office opened in 1894.
We also found Lynch on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White County: www.whitecounty.net/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lynch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lynch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |