Welcome to Linby ...

Linby is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Linby is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Linby ...

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

• Ottumwa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ottumwa
  • From Linby to Ottumwa
• Fairfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairfield
  • From Linby to Fairfield
• Sigourney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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  • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sigourney
  • From Linby to Sigourney
• Maharishi Vedic City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
  • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
• Keota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Keota is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keota
  • From Linby to Keota
• Eldon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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  • Eldon is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eldon
  • From Linby to Eldon
• Hedrick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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  • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hedrick
  • From Linby to Hedrick
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fremont
  • From Linby to Fremont
• Brighton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brighton
  • From Linby to Brighton
• Agency
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <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 Linby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linby ...

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

Adding Linby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Linby post office opened in 1904.

We also found Linby on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linby.