Welcome to Linwood ...

Linwood is located in Worcester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Linwood is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Linwood: (508) & (774)<4>

The ZIP code for Linwood: 01525<5>

Communities Also Named Linwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Linwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), 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.

• Worcester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Framingham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Woonsocket
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Marlborough
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
• Shrewsbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Natick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• Cumberland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Franklin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
• North Providence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
  • North Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
• North Attleboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
  • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 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 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.<6>

From that list, the Linwood post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/