Welcome to Lyndale ...
Lyndale is located in Allamakee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyndale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Lyndale is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lyndale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lyndale: 563
Communities Also Named Lyndale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lyndale - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Ontario and Prince Edward Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lyndale.
Communities near Lyndale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lyndale.
- Prairie du Chien
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Waukon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Allamakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
- McGregor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <3>
- New Albin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marquette
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eastman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Harpers Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 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 Lyndale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyndale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lyndale. 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 Lyndale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyndale. See our Newspapers Page for Lyndale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyndale ...
Looking for more information about Lyndale? 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 Lyndale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lyndale.
Adding Lyndale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lyndale 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 Lyndale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lyndale post office opened in 1899.
We also found Lyndale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyndale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Allamakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lyndale - 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> | 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |