Lynchburg, North Dakota

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Lynchburg, North Dakota
Lynchburg is located in North Dakota
Lynchburg
Lynchburg
Coordinates: Coordinates: 46°46′28″N 97°15′46″W / 46.7744181°N 97.2628691°W / 46.7744181; -97.2628691
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyCass
Elevation
955 ft (291 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)701
GNIS feature ID1033775

Lynchburg is an unincorporated community in Cass County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota.[1]

History[]

A post office called Lynchburg was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1911.[2] The community was named for Frank Lynch, a railroad official.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lynchburg, North Dakota
  2. ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ^ Hoheisel, Tim; Nielsen, Andrew R. (2007). Cass County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-7385-4145-7.


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