Welcome to Lynch ...
So far, we found very little information about Lynch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lynch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lynch, please Contact Us.
Lynch would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lynch is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lynch was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Lynch was located: 828
Communities Also Named Lynch ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Lynch - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lynch.
Communities near Lynch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lynch.
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
- West Myers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Mars Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Mars Hill is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <5>
- Clyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
- Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <5>
- Parrottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
- Parrottsville is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <5>
- Trust
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Nough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Lynch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lynch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lynch. 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 Lynch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynch. See our Newspapers Page for Lynch.
Adding Lynch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lynch in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lynch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lynch post office opened in 1875.
We also found Lynch in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lynch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lynch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |