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History · Lyncourt

21% of Lyncourt’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1895 on and the census since 2000.

1on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lyncourt’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lyncourt are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18955 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1973. Watch Lyncourt change.Old housesHalf of Lyncourt’s homes were built before 1954.
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On the map

Lyncourt on the map, 1895 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lyncourt. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lyncourt on the 1895 USGS mapLyncourt on the 1939 USGS mapLyncourt on the 1947 USGS mapLyncourt on the 1958 USGS mapLyncourt on the 1973 USGS map1895Syracuse sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lyncourt.

The story so far

Lyncourt, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lyncourt yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lyncourt is a suburb (and census-designated place) in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,376. Lyncourt is located in the town of Salina. The mailing address is in Syracuse, NY.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,250 to 4,376 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Lyncourt

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Lyncourt, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,50020002020Peak: 4,420

Between 4,250 and 4,420 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lyncourt’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lyncourt

Nobody well known was born in Lyncourt itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tom CruiseAmerican actor and film producer · b. 1962
Robert F. EngleAmerican economist and Nobel laureate · b. 1942
Carl WoeseAmerican microbiologist · b. 1928
Rod SerlingAmerican screenwriter · b. 1924
Matilda Joslyn GageAmerican writer, Native American civil rights a… · b. 1826
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Bobcat GoldthwaitAmerican comedian, actor, film director and scr… · b. 1962
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Syracuse124 historic placesA+Salina3 historic placesB−DeWitt2 historic placesB+

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.