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History · Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Lyndhurst. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

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.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,490 to 1,554 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lyndhurst, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today13 photos
Various types of housingCommonsVarious types of housing2023Sherlynd Baptist ChurchCommonsSherlynd Baptist Church2023Roadside sceneCommonsRoadside scene2023Residential areaCommonsResidential area2023ResidencesCommonsResidences2023Lynside Mennonite ChurchCommonsLynside Mennonite Church2023Lyndhurst United Methodist ChurchCommonsLyndhurst United Methodist Church2023HousesCommonsHouses2023Houses by the roadCommonsHouses by the road2023Front view, United States Post OfficeCommonsFront view, United States Post Office2023Ellis LaneCommonsEllis Lane2023Angled view, United States Post OfficeCommonsAngled view, United States Post Office2023VAMap-doton-LyndhurstCommonsVAMap-doton-Lyndhurst2005
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Lyndhurst is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lyndhurst has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Harper House in Stuarts Draft, 3.7 miles away.

Lyndhurst and the nearest listed places

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Harper HouseRose CliffTree Streets Historic DistrictCrompton-Shenandoah PlantPlumb HouseTinkling Spring Presbyterian Church

Closest to Lyndhurst

Harper HouseStuarts Draft · Building3.7miRose CliffWaynesboro · Building4miTree Streets Historic DistrictWaynesboro · District4.3miCrompton-Shenandoah PlantWaynesboro · Building4.6miPlumb HouseWaynesboro · Building4.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Harper House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lyndhurst?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lyndhurst’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Waynesboro📜 Staunton📜 Grottoes📜 Mount Crawford

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