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 Lindley (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 Lindley. 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 doctors 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.
Lindley is primarily located in Grundy County. A portion of Lindley extends into Sullivan 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 Grundy County: Daviess, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Lindley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lindley:
- Grundy County (The home county of Lindley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Galt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laredo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Dunlap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tindall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Spickard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Brimson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Chariton County
- Sumner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Jamesport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bancroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Lock Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Gilman City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Haseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Browning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Purdin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Linneus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Meadville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Laclede
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- New Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Chula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Wheeling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Chillicothe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Utica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Avalon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Mooresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Modena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ravanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Putnam County
- Lucerne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Humphreys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Osgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owasco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Owasco is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Newtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boynton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Winigan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
- Pollock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Sticklerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Green City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Greencastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lindley, see our County-by-County Page for Lindley.
Cemeteries Near Lindley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lindley.
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 Lindley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lindley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Lindley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boyers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Joab Holloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galt West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Merryman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haseville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tunnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joseph Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Black Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Lindley had a population of 269 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Galt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Humphreys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Laredo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Dunlap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Alpha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Osgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Niantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Niantic is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niantic
- Wyandotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Reger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reger is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Eversonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eversonville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eversonville
- Browning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farmersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Chula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lindley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lindley.
Newspapers Published in Lindley ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lindley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lindley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lindley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lindley:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chariton County
- Daviess County
- Harrison County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Mercer County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan 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 Lindley, 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- Lindley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |