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Lynchburg city, Virginia

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65historic places
—earliest paper
1902formed
79,009pop. 2020
12cemeteries
2CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 65 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1969; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Lynchburg (Independent City), Lynchburg, Lynchburg (Independent city).

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Virginia is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Lynchburg city titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

35 of 65 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

65 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Academy of MusicLynchburg (Independent City)Building1969
Allied Arts BuildingLynchburg (Independent City)Building1985
Armstrong Elementary SchoolLynchburg (Independent City)Building2012
AviaryLynchburg (Independent City)Building1980
Bragassa Toy StoreLynchburg (Independent City)Building1991
Carnegie HallLynchburgBuilding2020
CenterviewLynchburg (Independent City)Building2000
Court House Hill-DowntownLynchburg (Independent City)District2001
Court House Hill-Downtown (Boundary Increase III)Lynchburg (Independent City)District2026
Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Lynchburg (Independent City)District2016
Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)Lynchburg (Independent City)District2002
Court Street Baptist ChurchLynchburg (Independent City)Building1982
Daniel's Hill Historic DistrictLynchburg (Independent City)District1983
DeWitt-Wharton Manufacturing CompanyLynchburgBuilding2021
Diamond Hill Baptist ChurchLynchburgBuilding2011
Diamond Hill Historic DistrictLynchburg (Independent City)District1979
Diamond Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)Lynchburg (Independent City)District1983
Doyle Florist Inc.-H.R. Schenkel Inc. Greenhouse RangeLynchburg (Independent City)Building2014
Federal Hill Historic DistrictLynchburg (Independent City)District1980
Fifth Street Historic DistrictLynchburg (Independent City)District2012
First Baptist ChurchLynchburg (Independent City)Building1982
Fort Early and Jubal Early MonumentLynchburg (Independent City)Site2002
Garland Hill Historic DistrictLynchburg (Independent city)District1972
Glass, Carter, House NHLLynchburg (Independent City)Building1976
Hopwood HallLynchburg (Independent City)Building2017
Hunton Branch YMCALynchburgBuilding2025
Johnson, Dr. Robert Walker, House and Tennis CourtLynchburg (Independent City)Building2002
Jones Memorial LibraryLynchburg (Independent City)Building1980
Kemper Street Industrial Historic DistrictLynchburgDistrict2008
Kentucky HotelLynchburg (Independent City)Building1986
Locust GroveLynchburg (Independent City)Building1992
Lower Basin Historic DistrictLynchburg (Independent City)District1987
Lower Basin Historic District (Boundary Increase II)LynchburgDistrict2023
Lower Basin Historic District (Boundary Increase)Lynchburg (Independent City)District2002
Lynch's Brickyard HouseLynchburg (Independent City)Building2002
Lynchburg CourthouseLynchburg (Independent City)Building1972
Lynchburg Hosiery Mill No. 1LynchburgBuilding2017
Lynchburg HospitalLynchburg (Independent City)Building1999
Lynchburg Sta-Kleen BakeryLynchburgBuilding2024
Main Hall, Randolph-Macon Women's CollegeLynchburg (Independent City)Building1979
Miller, Samuel, HouseLynchburg (Independent City)Building1992
Miller-Claytor HouseLynchburg (Independent City)Building1976
MontviewLynchburg (Independent City)Building1987
Old City CemeteryLynchburg (Independent City)Site1973
Phaup, William, HouseLynchburg (Independent City)Building2002
Pierce Street Historic DistrictLynchburgDistrict2014
Point of HonorLynchburg (Independent City)Building1970
Presbyterian Orphans HomeLynchburg (Independent City)District2010
Pyramid Motors (Additional Documentation)LynchburgBuilding2007
RivermontLynchburg (Independent City)Building2000
Rivermont Historic District (Additional Documentation)LynchburgDistrict2003
Rivermont Historic District (Boundary Increase)Lynchburg (Independent City)District2013
RosedaleLynchburg (Independent City)Building1983
Rosedale (Boundary Increase)Lynchburg (Independent City)Building1992
Saint Paul's Vestry HouseLynchburg (Independent City)Building1997
Sandusky HouseLynchburg (Independent City)Building1982
South River Friends MeetinghouseLynchburg (Independent City)Building1975
Spencer, Anne, HouseLynchburg (Independent City)Building1976
St. Paul's ChurchLynchburg (Independent City)Building1982
Twelfth Street Industrial Historic DistrictLynchburg (Independent City)District2018
Virginia Episcopal SchoolLynchburg (Independent City)Building1992
Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburgDistrict2011
Warwick, John Marshall, HouseLynchburg (Independent City)Building1996
Western HotelLynchburg (Independent City)Building1974
Wood, J. W., BuildingLynchburg (Independent City)Building1983

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Lynchburg (Ic) was formed in 1902 (1902-07-10) from unknown / original county.

Lynchburg made an independent city from CAMPBELL.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Lynchburg city population from 1900 to 2020 (Census historical series).

79k49k19k19001920196020002020
19001920194019501960198020002020
18,89130,07044,54147,72754,79066,74365,26979,009

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

12 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 12 of 12 listed
NameLatLon
Beulah Cemetery37.34041-79.20752
Falwell Cemetery37.37041-79.11863
Falwell Cemetery37.3721-79.11678
Forest Hill Cemetery37.40041-79.21391
Fort Hill Memorial Park Cemetery37.37541-79.17919
Holy Cross Cemetery37.42875-79.15641
Megginson Cemetery37.38791-79.09808
Old City Cemetery37.41486-79.15641
Presbyterian Cemetery37.40069-79.14002
Scott Cemetery37.45263-79.18892
Spring Hill Cemetery37.39597-79.16336
White Rock Cemetery37.3993-79.13252

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Lynchburg8,1232.3 kmVA064
Appomattox Station64033.0 kmVA096

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

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