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Welcome to Lynch ...

Lynch is located in Forest County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Lynch is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lynch: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Lynch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Lynch: This one is located in Forest County and the other is located in Allegheny County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 13 communities that are also named Lynch - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, 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.

  • Warren
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Kane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Kane is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
  • Tidioute
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clarendon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Donaldson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Donaldson is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
  • Hoover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hoover is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Barnes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Barnes is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
  • Balltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Balltown is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
  • Russell City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Russell City is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
  • Sheffield
    (7 miles [11.3 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lynch ...

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

Adding Lynch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lynch 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 (so far) for Lynch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lynch post office opened in 1892. The Lynch post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lynch - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Lynch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Lynch 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/