Welcome to Lynhams ...
Lynhams is located in Northumberland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynhams, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Lynhams is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Lynhams lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lynhams: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Lynhams ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lynhams.
- Urbanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Irvington is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
- White Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
- White Stone is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
- Ocran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ocran
- From Lynhams to Ocran
- Lankford Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Remo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fleeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merry Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merry Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Merry Point
- From Lynhams to Merry Point
- Weems
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Lynhams. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lynhams.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lynhams. 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 Lynhams.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynhams. See our Newspapers Page for Lynhams.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lynhams ...
Looking for more information about Lynhams? 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 Lynhams, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lynhams.
Adding Lynhams to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lynhams 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 Lynhams was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Lynhams post office opened in 1888.
We also found Lynhams in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynhams.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lynhams - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Lynhams area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Lynhams 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/ |