Welcome to Linntown ...
Linntown is located in Union County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Linntown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.
Linntown is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Linntown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Linntown: 570 & 272<3>
Communities near Linntown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Linntown.
- Sunbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- South Williamsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Selinsgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
- Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Northumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
- Mifflinburg is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
- Muncy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Watsontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <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 Linntown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linntown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Linntown. 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 Linntown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Linntown. See our Newspapers Page for Linntown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linntown ...
Looking for more information about Linntown? 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 Linntown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Linntown.
Adding Linntown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Linntown 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 Linntown was on a map titled Road Map for Pennsylvania (from Shell Oil, 1956).
We also found Linntown in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Linntown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linntown - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Linntown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Linntown 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. |