Welcome to Linfor ...

Linfor is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Linfor is located in Shoshone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linfor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Linfor is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Linfor is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Linfor lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Linfor (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Linfor: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Linfor ...

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

• Kellogg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <5>
• Pinehurst
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <5>
• Osburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Osburn is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <5>
• Wallace
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <5>
• Smelterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelterville
  • Smelterville is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smelterville <5>
• Wardner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardner
  • Wardner is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardner <5>
• Kingston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
• Cataldo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataldo
  • Cataldo is located in Kootenai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cataldo <5>
• Sweeney
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
  • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
• Canyon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Canyon is located in Kootenai County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linfor ...

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

Adding Linfor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Linfor post office opened in 1916.

We also found Linfor mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linfor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/