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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 Lindale (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 Lindale. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Lindale is located in Floyd County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Floyd County: Cherokee (AL), Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, Polk & Walker.

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

  • Floyd County     (The home county of Lindale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
    • Atlanta Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rosemont Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Silver Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Robealou Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
    • Chiaha ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Chiaha is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
    • Rome
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Brice
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wax
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Berry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Summerville Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
    • Dykes ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dykes is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Bass Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
  • Bartow County
  • Chattooga County
  • Cherokee County
    • Payne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Payne is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
    • Acworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Logan Trace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
    • Mars Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Mitchell Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Calumet Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
    • Plainville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Calhoun Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
    • Calhoun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sonoraville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • Damascus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Hill City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hill City is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Resaca Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
    • Resaca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Haralson County
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
    • Braswell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Forrister
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Dallas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Country Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Home Place Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
    • Seney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
    • Aragon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedartown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Rockmart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Esom Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker County
    • Martindale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Martindale is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
  • Calhoun County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
    • Dailey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Piedmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
    • Grantville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Kirk's Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • Tecumseh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Lawrence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rock Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Howells Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Starkville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
    • Gaylesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Noah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Tucker Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Cleburne County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
    • Palestine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Borden Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
    • Oak Level
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lindale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lindale.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lindale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Vanns Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ware Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Vanns Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Six Mile Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdsong Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bobo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Floyd Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (484 more) ...
    • Old Antioch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Shadyside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lindale had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.

  • Atlanta Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Silver Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • New Rome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • New Rome is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
  • Reeseburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Reeseburg is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseburg
  • Chulio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chulio is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulio
  • Rome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cunningham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cunningham is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
  • Brice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Etowah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Etowah is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
  • Freemans ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Freemans is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
  • North Rome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • North Rome is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
  • Landers ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Landers is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landers
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dykes ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dykes is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Seney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
    • Bass Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry

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

Newspapers Published in Lindale ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lindale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lindale, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lindale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lindale:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lindale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lindale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.