Welcome to Lynnwood ...

Lynnwood is located in Rockingham County<1>.

The location of Lynnwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynnwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Lynnwood is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lynnwood is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Lynnwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Lynnwood: This one is located in Rockingham County and the other is located in Virginia Beach City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 10 communities that are also named Lynnwood - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Illinois (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Lynnwood ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Staunton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Waynesboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Bridgewater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Elkton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Grottoes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
• Shenandoah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Dayton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Mount Crawford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crawford
  • Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Crawford <4>
• Stanardsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lynnwood ...

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

Adding Lynnwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lynnwood 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 Lynnwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lynnwood post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynnwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/