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 Linneus (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 Linneus. 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.
Name Variations for Linneus ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Linneus was referred to as Linneus Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Linneus. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linneus.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Linneus is located in Linn County and is the County Seat.
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 Linn County: Adair, Chariton, Grundy, Livingston, Macon & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Linneus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linneus:
- Linn County (The home county of Linneus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linneus, with the one closest to Linneus listed first.
- Purdin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Laclede
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Forker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Browning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Haseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Fountain Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Marceline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- New Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linneus, with the one closest to Linneus listed first.
- Nind ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linneus, with the one closest to Linneus listed first.
- Hale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Asper ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Tina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bosworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linneus, with the one closest to Linneus listed first.
- Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rothville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Mendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Snyder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Triplett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linneus, with the one closest to Linneus listed first.
- Laredo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Galt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Tindall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linneus, with the one closest to Linneus listed first.
- Wheeling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Chula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Farmersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Avalon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Chillicothe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Utica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Dawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linneus, with the one closest to Linneus listed first.
- Hart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Lingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Goldsberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Ethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- South Gifford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Gifford is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Callao
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linneus, with the one closest to Linneus listed first.
- Humphreys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Winigan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
- Owasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Owasco is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Osgood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Sticklerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Boynton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Green City
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Harris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linneus, see our County-by-County Page for Linneus.
Cemeteries Near Linneus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linneus.
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 Linneus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linneus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linneus, with the one closest to Linneus listed first.
- Dryden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Purdin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Botts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Garden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gooch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Southerland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parsons Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Dry Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hooker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prather Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Linneus had a population of 813 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Linneus had a population of 258 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linneus, with the one closest to Linneus listed first.
- Purdin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Laclede
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leverton is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverton
- Eversonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eversonville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eversonville
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Saint Catharine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Catharine is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Hybrid ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hybrid is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybrid
- Browning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Wheeling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Haseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Fountain Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- North Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
- Alpha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linneus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linneus.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Linneus ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linneus.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Linneus. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Linneus and those printed in the larger area surrounding Linneus.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Linneus.
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 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 Linneus:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Linn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Grundy County
- Livingston County
- Macon 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> | 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 Linneus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Linneus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |