Linwood is a village in Butler County, Nebraska, United States.

An attempt to settle the area was first made in 1857, on the banks of Skull Creek, a half-mile from current-day Linwood.

A school was established in 1865, and a postmaster for the settlement, originally named Skull Creek, was appointed in 1868.

[5][6] Linwood was incorporated as a village in 1888, shortly after the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad built a line through the settlement.

[4] Linwood served as a junction point for branch rail lines going to Superior and Hastings.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.37 square miles (0.96 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the village was 94.3% White, 2.3% Native American, and 3.4% from two or more races.