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Welcome to Linchburg ...

Linchburg is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linchburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Linchburg is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Linchburg: 478

Communities near Linchburg ...

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

  • Comfort ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Comfort is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Eatonton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Madison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Monticello
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Newborn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Oconee Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
  • Shady Dale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckhead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Buckhead ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
    • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
  • Calvin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Calvin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linchburg ...

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

Adding Linchburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linchburg 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 (so far) for Linchburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Linchburg post office opened in 1897. The Linchburg post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linchburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linchburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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