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Welcome to Linwood ...

Linwood is located in Anoka County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Linwood, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Linwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Linwood is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Linwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Linwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Linwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi (4), Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linwood.

Communities near Linwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Linwood.

  • Blaine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <5>
  • Coon Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Andover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <5>
  • Ramsey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Ramsey is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <5>
  • Shoreview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreview
    • Shoreview is located in Ramsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,092 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreview <5>
  • White Bear Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Champlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
    • Champlin is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champlin <5>
  • Lino Lakes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lino Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lino Lakes
    • Lino Lakes is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lino Lakes <5>
  • Forest Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
    • Forest Lake is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Lake <5>
  • Anoka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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 Linwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Linwood. 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 Linwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Linwood. See our Newspapers Page for Linwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linwood ...

Looking for more information about Linwood? 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 Linwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Linwood.

Adding Linwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linwood 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 Linwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Linwood post office opened in 1865.

We also found Linwood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linwood.

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

The official website for Anoka County: www.co.anoka.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Anoka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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