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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Linns Mills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Linns Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Linns Mills, please Contact Us.
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 Linns Mills (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 Linns Mills. 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 Linns Mills ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Linns Mills: Linns Mls. (or less commonly used: Linns Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Linns Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Linns Mills may originally have been Linn's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Linns Mills might be written as Linn Mills.
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.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Linns Mills is historic, it would have been located within present day Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Linns Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linns Mills:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Linns Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linns Mills, with the one closest to Linns Mills listed first.
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Moscow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Briscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Truxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Fountain N' Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Silex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Chain-of-Rocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Olney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linns Mills, with the one closest to Linns Mills listed first.
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- New Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Berger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Campbellton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Fourmile Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Saint Albans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dissen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- Kohl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Clover Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linns Mills, with the one closest to Linns Mills listed first.
- Hermann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Berger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linns Mills, with the one closest to Linns Mills listed first.
- Jonesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellflower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gamma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- High Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Big Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Montgomery City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McKittrick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Americus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Rhineland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linns Mills, with the one closest to Linns Mills listed first.
- Eolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sledd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Cyrene
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Paynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Ashley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Annada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Calumet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tarrants
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- New Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linns Mills, with the one closest to Linns Mills listed first.
- Foristell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Wentzville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Lake Saint Louis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Melle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dardenne Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- O'Fallon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Schluersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Cottleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Peters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis County
- Gumbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linns Mills, with the one closest to Linns Mills listed first.
- Wright City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Truesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Innsbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Pendleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Marthasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Treloar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dutzow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Village of Three Creeks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linns Mills, with the one closest to Linns Mills listed first.
- Batchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Brussels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Golden Eagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Plain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Mozier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Michael
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County (IL)
- East Hardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Jersey County (IL)
- Nutwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linns Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Linns Mills.
Cemeteries Near Linns Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linns Mills.
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 Linns Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linns Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linns Mills, with the one closest to Linns Mills listed first.
- Old Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Slavens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Camp Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29497 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Troy City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.
Linns Mills itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linns Mills, with the one closest to Linns Mills listed first.
- Mashek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mashek is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Famous
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Famous is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
- Mackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Moscow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wright City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Morsey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morsey is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsey
- Warrenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Briscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Foristell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Owen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Owen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linns Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linns Mills.
Newspapers Published in Linns Mills ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linns Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linns Mills, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Linns Mills.
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 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 Linns Mills:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Linns Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Linns Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |