Welcome to Lindsay ...

Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lindsay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Lindsay is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lindsay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lindsay lies within the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Lindsay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Lindsay - they are located in California, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lindsay.

Communities near Lindsay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lindsay.

• Baton Rouge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <3>
• Central
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <3>
• Zachary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <3>
• Baker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
• Port Allen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <3>
• New Roads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <3>
• Jackson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
• Saint Francisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <3>
• Clinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
• Slaughter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lindsay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lindsay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lindsay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lindsay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lindsay. See our Newspapers Page for Lindsay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lindsay ...

Looking for more information about Lindsay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lindsay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lindsay.

Adding Lindsay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lindsay in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lindsay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lindsay post office opened in 1888.

We also found Lindsay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lindsay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lindsay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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