Welcome to Lindenwood ...

Lindenwood is located in Ogle County<1>.

The pronunciation of Lindenwood: LIN-duhn-wood<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lindenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Lindenwood is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lindenwood: (815) and (779)<4>

The ZIP code for Lindenwood: 61049<5>

Communities Also Named Lindenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Lindenwood - they are located in California, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ontario and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Lindenwood ...

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

• Rockford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <6>
• De Kalb
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <6>
• Belvidere
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <6>
• Loves Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <6>
• Sycamore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
• Rochelle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Rochelle is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <6>
• Genoa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <6>
• Byron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <6>
• Oregon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <6>
• Winnebago
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lindenwood ...

Looking for more information about Lindenwood? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lindenwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lindenwood.

Adding Lindenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lindenwood 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 Lindenwood was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Lindenwood in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lindenwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ogle County: www.oglecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov