Welcome to Lynchburg ...

Lynchburg is located in Cass County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynchburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Lynchburg is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lynchburg: (701)

Communities Also Named Lynchburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Lynchburg - they are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), 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.

• West Fargo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fargo
  • West Fargo is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fargo <4>
• Horace
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
  • Horace is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horace <4>
• Casselton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselton
  • Casselton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casselton <4>
• Mapleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <4>
• Enderlin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enderlin
  • Enderlin is located in Ransom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enderlin <4>
• Kindred
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
  • Kindred is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <4>
• Davenport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Leonard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Leonard is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <4>
• Buffalo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Sheldon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Ransom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>

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 1895.

We also found Lynchburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynchburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lynchburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.nd.us/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/