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Welcome to Linnsburg ...

Linnsburg is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linnsburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Linnsburg is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Linnsburg (for example, toward Danville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Linnsburg: 765

Communities near Linnsburg ...

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

  • Crawfordsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pittsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Thorntown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ladoga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waynetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Roachdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Darlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Darlington is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Linden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linnsburg ...

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

Adding Linnsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Linnsburg post office opened in 1887. The Linnsburg post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linnsburg.

Footnotes ...

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