Lynchburg, North Dakota

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Lynchburg, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Lynchburg
Coordinates: 46°46′28″N97°15′46″W / 46.77444°N 97.26278°W / 46.77444; -97.26278
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota
County Cass
Township Maple River
Elevation
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955 ft (291 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58059 (Mapleton)
Area code 701
GNIS feature ID1033775 [1]

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