Welcome to West Lynchburg ...

A typical abbreviation for West Lynchburg: W. Lynchburg

West Lynchburg is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for West Lynchburg: 434

Communities near West Lynchburg ...

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

• Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
• Amherst
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <2>
• Appomattox
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <2>
• Boonsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
• Powhatan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Powhatan is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
• Winesap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Winesap is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
• Abert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Abert is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
• Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
• Joshua Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
• Lawyers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers

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 West Lynchburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Lynchburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lynchburg ...

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