Welcome to Linwood ...

So far, we found very little information about Linwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Linwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Linwood, please Contact Us.

Linwood would have been located within present day Daggett County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903. The community was inundated by the Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

Time Zone: The area where Linwood was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Linwood was located: 435

Communities Also Named Linwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 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), New York, 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.

Communities near Linwood ...

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

• Manila
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Manila is located in Daggett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Former names for Manila:
  • Chambers
  • Lewisallen
  • Lucerne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Manila
  • From Linwood to Manila
• Dutch John
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch John
  • Dutch John is located in Daggett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutch John <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dutch John
  • From Linwood to Dutch John
• Washam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washam
  • Washam is located in Sweetwater County (WY)
• Greendale ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
  • Greendale is located in Daggett County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greendale
  • From Linwood to Greendale
• Swett Ranch ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swett Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett Ranch
  • Swett Ranch is located in Daggett County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Swett Ranch
  • From Linwood to Swett Ranch
• McKinnon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinnon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
  • McKinnon is located in Sweetwater County (WY)
• Dyer ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Uintah County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dyer
  • From Linwood to Dyer
• Burntfork
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntfork
  • Burntfork is located in Sweetwater County (WY)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burntfork
  • From Linwood to Burntfork
• Bullionville ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullionville
  • Bullionville is located in Uintah County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bullionville
  • From Linwood to Bullionville
• Lonetree
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
  • Lonetree is located in Uinta County (WY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonetree <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lonetree
  • From Linwood to Lonetree

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.

Adding Linwood to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Linwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Linwood post office opened in 1903.

We also found Linwood on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/