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Welcome to Lynchburg ...

Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynchburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Lynchburg is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lynchburg: 662

Communities Also Named Lynchburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Lynchburg: This one is located in DeSoto County and the other is located in Hinds County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 14 communities that are also named Lynchburg - they are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Missouri (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Lynchburg ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lynchburg ...

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

Adding Lynchburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lynchburg post office opened in 1901.

We also found Lynchburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynchburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including DeSoto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lynchburg - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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