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Welcome to North Lyndon ...

North Lyndon is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Lyndon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for North Lyndon: N. Lyndon

North Lyndon is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from North Lyndon (for example, toward Plaster Rock (NB)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for North Lyndon: 207

Communities near North Lyndon ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Lyndon ...

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

Adding North Lyndon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Lyndon 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 North Lyndon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Lyndon post office opened in 1873. The North Lyndon post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Lyndon.

Footnotes ...

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