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 Linwood (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 Linwood. 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 and 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.
Linwood is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Linwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linwood:
- Madison County (The home county of Linwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Prosperity
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Florida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gimco City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Country Club Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Orestes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Glyn Ellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Woodlawn Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Frankton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gaston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Janney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Muncie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cowan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Liberty Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Desoto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Eaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Rigdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Hackleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Matthews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Upland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Herbst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Michaelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Swayzee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sims
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Aroma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Strawtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Durbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cicero
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Luxhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Monterey Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Warrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fortville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Denny Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Maxwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- McCordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Cadiz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Mount Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Foley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Grant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- New Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Guy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jerome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Greentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Oakford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Vermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Indian Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Plevna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Dunkirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Castleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miami County
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Losantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Hobbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- East Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Sharpsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Groomsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Kempton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Wayne County
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linwood, see our County-by-County Page for Linwood.
Cemeteries Near Linwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linwood.
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 Linwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Funk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donahue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heagy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parkview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stoken Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Sigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Linwood had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Florida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orestes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Frankton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yorktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cammack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cammack is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack
- Summitville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linwood.
Newspapers Published in Linwood ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linwood, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Linwood.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Linwood:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Randolph County
- Tipton County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Linwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Linwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |