Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lindon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lindon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lindon is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan & Yuma.

Below are the counties that are near Lindon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lindon:

Washington County (The home county of Lindon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindon, with the one closest to Lindon listed first.
- Anton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
  - Anton is located in Washington County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton <1>
- Last Chance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
  - Last Chance is located in Washington County
- Thurman ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
  - Thurman is located in Washington County
- Elba ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  - Elba is located in Washington County
- Arickaree ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arickaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arickaree
  - Arickaree is located in Washington County
- Rago ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
  - Rago is located in Washington County
- Woodrow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
  - Woodrow is located in Washington County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodrow <1>
- Wiladel ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiladel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiladel
  - Wiladel is located in Washington County
- Cope
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
  - Cope is located in Washington County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
- Xenia ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Xenia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  - Xenia is located in Washington County
  - Xenia has also been known as:
  - Cody
Adams County
- Shamrock
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  - Shamrock is located in Adams County
Morgan County
- Twelvemile Corner
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
  - Twelvemile Corner is located in Morgan County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lindon, see our County-by-County Page for Lindon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lindon:

Websites specific to Colorado
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.colorado.gov/archives/

Pages specific to Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Colorado
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Colorado
- Cemeteries of Washington County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Colorado
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Colorado

Cemeteries Near Lindon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lindon.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lindon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lindon, with the one closest to Lindon listed first.

Lindon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindon Cemetery
Abbott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Cemetery
Glen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Cemetery
Elba Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elba Cemetery
Thurman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
Swan Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Cemetery
Walks Camp Lutheran Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walks Camp Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walks Camp Lutheran Cemetery
Lee Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
Gebaurer Family Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gebaurer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gebaurer Family Cemetery
Jolly Family Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolly Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolly Family Cemetery
Walks Camp Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walks Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walks Camp Cemetery
Lutheran Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
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- Genoa Lutheran Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genoa Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genoa Lutheran Cemetery
- Cope Community Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Community Cemetery

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lindon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lindon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.