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Welcome to Lyndale ...

Lyndale is located in Hennepin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyndale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Lyndale is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Lyndale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lyndale - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Ontario and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Lyndale ...

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

  • Plymouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Minnetonka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Edina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Edina is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <3>
  • Saint Louis Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shakopee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Chaska
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chanhassen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyndale ...

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

Adding Lyndale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lyndale post office opened in 1892. The Lyndale post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyndale.

Footnotes ...

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