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Welcome to Linwood ...

Linwood is located in Adair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Linwood is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Linwood: 641

Communities Also Named Linwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Linwood: This one is located in Adair County and the other is located in Scott County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 40 communities that are also named Linwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, 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.

  • Greenfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stuart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Guthrie Center
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Anita
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Exira
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Adair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fontanelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Casey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orient
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Menlo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 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 Linwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Linwood post office opened in 1895. The Linwood post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linwood - 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/