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 Linnsburg (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 Linnsburg. 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 doctors 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.
Linnsburg is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Parke, Putnam & Tippecanoe.
Below are the counties that are near Linnsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linnsburg:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Linnsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnsburg, with the one closest to Linnsburg listed first.
- Mace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Crawfordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Shannondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Darlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Yountsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Bowers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnsburg, with the one closest to Linnsburg listed first.
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelrigg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Northfield Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Ulen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Pike
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Elizaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Gadsden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Whitestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnsburg, with the one closest to Linnsburg listed first.
- Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fickle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Manson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Reagan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Mulberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Edna Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Boyleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnsburg, with the one closest to Linnsburg listed first.
- Wallace
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Hillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mellott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Kingman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Veedersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stone Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Harveysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Roberts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Layton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnsburg, with the one closest to Linnsburg listed first.
- North Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lizton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Pittsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Hadley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Coatesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnsburg, with the one closest to Linnsburg listed first.
- Traders Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Clermont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnsburg, with the one closest to Linnsburg listed first.
- Byron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Guion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Grange Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Judson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bellmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Ferndale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Nyesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Annapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Billie Creek Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnsburg, with the one closest to Linnsburg listed first.
- Roachdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barnard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Blakesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Bainbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Groveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Portland Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Fillmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Greencastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Limedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Belle Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Putnamville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnsburg, with the one closest to Linnsburg listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stockwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Odell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Shadeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Glenhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Westpoint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warren County
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linnsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Linnsburg.
Cemeteries Near Linnsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linnsburg.
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 Linnsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linnsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linnsburg, with the one closest to Linnsburg listed first.
- Harshbarger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Finley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hurd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawfordsville Masonic Cemetery
- Grant Ave. Cemetery
- Oak Hill / Grant Ave. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207678 <3>
- Wilhite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ladoga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ladoga Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Ladoga.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #515786 <3>
- Stoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Hutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Linnsburg had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linnsburg, with the one closest to Linnsburg listed first.
- Mace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Whitesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Smartsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- North Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ladoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crawfordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Darlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Lapland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lapland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Yountsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Parkersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkersburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linnsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linnsburg.
Newspapers Published in Linnsburg ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linnsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linnsburg, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Linnsburg.
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 websites either 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 Linnsburg:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Marion County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Linnsburg) 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 Linnsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |