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History · Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst’s post office opened in 1882

More historic than 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Lyndhurst was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1934 on and the census since 2000.

1882first post office
0on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Lyndhurst began

When was Lyndhurst founded?

1882

The Lyndhurst post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Lipscomb (1883), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 1,527 in 20002020 census: 1,554144 years

How historic is Lyndhurst?

C−

More historic than 20% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Lyndhurst post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade

What drives Lyndhurst’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lyndhurst is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lyndhurst’s overall grade.
Founding era1882, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19405.3% of homes (±5.2) · typical VA town 1.9% · U.S. 8.4%CNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical VA town 3.6 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 20%
NewerOlder

Virginia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Virginia town has 3.6 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lyndhurst’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (17% of Virginia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.2 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Lyndhurst’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 Lyndhurst are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lyndhurst’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lyndhurst, in brief

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

Lyndhurst is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lyndhurst had a population of 1,554. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,490 to 1,554 (+4%).

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

Timeline

Lyndhurst, 1882 to 1935

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Lyndhurst post office opens
  3. 1883Post officeThe Lipscomb post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1934On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1935Post officeThe Lipscomb post office closes
By decade

Lyndhurst, decade by decade

Today13 recent
Various types of housing2023Various types of housingSherlynd Baptist Church2023Sherlynd Baptist ChurchRoadside scene2023Roadside sceneResidential area2023Residential areaResidences2023ResidencesLynside Mennonite Church2023Lynside Mennonite ChurchLyndhurst United Methodist Church2023Lyndhurst United Methodist ChurchHouses2023HousesHouses by the road2023Houses by the roadFront view, United States Post Office2023Front view, United States Post OfficeEllis Lane2023Ellis LaneAngled view, United States Post Office2023Angled view, United States Post OfficeVAMap-doton-Lyndhurst2005VAMap-doton-Lyndhurst
On the map

Lyndhurst on the map, 1934 to 1987

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

Lyndhurst on the 1934 USGS mapLyndhurst on the 1964 USGS mapLyndhurst on the 1973 USGS mapLyndhurst on the 1987 USGS map1934Waynesboro 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 Lyndhurst.

People over time

Lyndhurst, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,60020002020Peak: 1,554

Between 1,490 and 1,554 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Lyndhurst

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

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Woodrow Wilson28th President of the United States · b. 1856
Francis CollinsAmerican geneticist and director of the Nationa… · b. 1950
Meriwether LewisAmerican explorer · b. 1774
Kate SmithAmerican singer · b. 1907
William HainesAmerican actor, interior designer · b. 1900
Kid KashAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1969
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Lyndhurst’s post office has been open since 1882. Another post office, Lipscomb, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Lyndhurst
1882–today
Lipscomb
1883–1935
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Lipscomb

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Stuarts Draft2 historic placesB+Sherando1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWaynesboro12 historic placesA

Questions about Lyndhurst’s history

What year was Lyndhurst founded?

The Lyndhurst post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Lyndhurst rank for history?

Lyndhurst is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Lyndhurst?

5% of Lyndhurst’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.2 points), against a typical 1.9% for a Virginia town; the median home was built in 1977.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (13), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.