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Welcome to Linwood ...

Linwood is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Linwood is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Linwood: 585

Communities Also Named Linwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Linwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Nebraska, New Jersey (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Linwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.livchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Linwood, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Linwood ...

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

  • Batavia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneseo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Le Roy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
  • Perry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
  • Avon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Warsaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Honeoye Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mount Morris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Attica
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Churchville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linwood ...

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

Adding Linwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Linwood post office opened in 1883.

We also found Linwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linwood.

Footnotes ...

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