Welcome to Linton ...

Linton is located in Walworth County<1>.

The location of Linton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Linton is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Linton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Linton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Linton - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Quebec and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linton.

Communities near Linton ...

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

• McHenry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <4>
• Woodstock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Salem Lakes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
  • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
  • Former names for Salem Lakes:
  • Salem
  • Silver Lake
• Burlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
• Fox Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Fox Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Lake <4>
• Elkhorn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
• Harvard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <4>
• Delavan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
• Lake Geneva
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
  • Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
• Johnsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
  • Johnsburg is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <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 Linton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linton ...

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

Adding Linton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linton 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 Linton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Linton post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Linton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/