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Welcome to Lindsey ...

Lindsey is located in Barbour County<1>.


The location of Lindsey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lindsey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Lindsey is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lindsey (for example, toward Cuthbert (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Lindsey is located in the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Lindsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Lindsey - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lindsey ...

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

  • Clayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Abbeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Clio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>
  • Ariton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
    • Ariton is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Louisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Bakerhill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
    • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Blue Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
    • Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Clopton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
    • Clopton is located in Dale County
  • Elamville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
    • Elamville is located in Barbour County
  • Phillips Crossroads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
    • Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County

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 Lindsey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lindsey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lindsey. 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 Lindsey.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lindsey ...

Looking for more information about Lindsey? 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 Lindsey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lindsey.

Adding Lindsey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lindsey 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 Lindsey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lindsey post office opened in 1892.

We also found Lindsey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lindsey.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lindsey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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