Welcome to Linwood ...

Linwood is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Linwood is 2,940 feet [896 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Linwood is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Linwood: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Linwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 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 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.

• Marlinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
  • Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <5>
• Durbin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <5>
• Slaty Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaty Fork
  • Slaty Fork is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaty Fork <5>
• Mingo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Mingo is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <5>
• Cass
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
  • Cass is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass <5>
• Sitlington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
  • Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
• Blue Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
  • Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
• Edray
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
  • Edray is located in Pocahontas County
• Monterville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterville
  • Monterville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterville <5>
• Onoto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
  • Onoto is located in Pocahontas County

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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linwood ...

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

Adding Linwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linwood 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 Linwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Linwood post office opened in 1894.

We also found Linwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/