Welcome to Lynx ...

Lynx is located in Adams County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Lynx

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynx, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Lynx is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Lynx and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Lynx: 937 & 326<3>

Communities Also Named Lynx ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lynx - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Lynx ...

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

West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
Peebles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Peebles is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <4>
Vanceburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
- Vanceburg is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
Seaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
- Seaman is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <4>
Cherry Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
Rarden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
- Rarden is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <4>
Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
Otway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
- Otway is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otway <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 Lynx. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lynx.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lynx ...

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

Adding Lynx to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lynx 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 Lynx was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lynx post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynx.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lynx - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Lynx area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Lynx area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.
<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/