Welcome to Lynch ...

Lynch is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Lynch is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lynch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lynch is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<3> and (667).

Websites for Lynch ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.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, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.

• Aberdeen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Chestertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <5>
• Centreville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
• Perryville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Rock Hall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <5>
• Church Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <5>
• Cecilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilton
  • Cecilton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilton <5>
• Millington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <5>
• Galena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <5>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lynch ...

Looking for more information about Lynch? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lynch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lynch.

Adding Lynch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lynch in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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.<6>

From that list, the Lynch post office opened in 1872.

We also found Lynch in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lynch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/