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 Lineville (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 Lineville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lineville is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Appanoose, Decatur, Lucas, Mercer (MO) & Putnam (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Lineville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lineville:
- Wayne County (The home county of Lineville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- Clio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Hodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Allerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Humeston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Genoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Millerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Seymour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Promise City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Confidence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Plano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Numa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- Weldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Woodburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lacelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- Morgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Pleasanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Davis City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Garden Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Decatur City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Le Roy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Lamoni
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Van Wert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Grand River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- Derby
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Lucas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ringgold County
- Kellerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grundy County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- Spickard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tindall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Harrison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- Cainsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Mount Moriah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Blythedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Eagleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Mercer County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- South Lineville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ravanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burrows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Modena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Modena is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- Powersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lucerne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Saint John
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- Newtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pollock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Osgood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lineville, see our County-by-County Page for Lineville.
Cemeteries Near Lineville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lineville.
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 Lineville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lineville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- South Lineville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laughlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gatliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yingling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Girdner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lineville had a population of 606 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lineville had a population of 217 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lineville, with the one closest to Lineville listed first.
- Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ilia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ilia is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilia
- Clio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Morgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Wataga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wataga is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Cleopatra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cleopatra is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
- Adel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adel is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Alvord ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alvord is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
- Ravanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Hodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Powersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Allerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lineville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lineville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lineville ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lineville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lineville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lineville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lineville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Lineville.
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 Lineville:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Clarke County
- Decatur County
- Lucas County
- Ringgold County
- Grundy County
- Harrison County
- Mercer County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lineville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lineville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |