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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Saint Clair County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Clair County: Bates, Benton, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, Polk & Vernon.
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:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Lindale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
- Appleton City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Monegaw Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Lowry City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cobb
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Gerster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Collins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Mayesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Passaic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Nyhart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Adrian
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Foster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Hume
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Worland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Amoret
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
- Creighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Archie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
- El Dorado Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lebeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Willowville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Virgil City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Caplinger Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Due
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Deepwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hartwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Urich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maurine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Alberta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Norris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Blairstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Tightwad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Johnson County
- Quick City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
- Schell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Walker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Horton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Metz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Nevada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Temple ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Montevallo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Milo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Stotesbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
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.
- Appleton City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fennewald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Daller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ditty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snodgrass Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Short Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bean Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Lindale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lindale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lindale, with the one closest to Lindale listed first.
- Appleton City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Johnson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Iuka Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka Springs
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Spruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Schell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Taberville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taberville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ohio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ohio is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Pape
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pape is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
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 137 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Cass County
- Cedar County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Lindale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Lindale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |