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Welcome to Linwood ...

Linwood is located in Madison County<1>.


The location of Linwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


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

Linwood is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Linwood is located in the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Linwood ...

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

Beyond Indiana, there are 40 communities that are also named Linwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Iowa (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.

  • Muncie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
    • Muncie is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <4>
  • Noblesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Warsaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
  • Yorktown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <4>
  • Elwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <4>
  • Cicero
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
  • Tipton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Alexandria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
    • Alexandria is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
  • Pendleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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 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 Linwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Linwood post office opened in 1887.

We also found Linwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linwood.

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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