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 Linndale (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 Linndale. 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 hospitals 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.
Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cuyahoga County: Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Linndale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linndale:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of Linndale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linndale, with the one closest to Linndale listed first.
- North Linndale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Linndale
- Brooklyn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ohio City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio City is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Lakewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brook Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rocky River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parma Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linndale, with the one closest to Linndale listed first.
- Bainbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chesterland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Yates Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Auburn Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Chardon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linndale, with the one closest to Linndale listed first.
- Wickliffe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willowick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Timberlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Waite Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willoughby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Pecks Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Brentwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Reynolds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Kirtland Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linndale, with the one closest to Linndale listed first.
- North Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Avon Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Avon Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Sheffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sheffield Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elyria
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lorain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amherst
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linndale, with the one closest to Linndale listed first.
- Brunswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hinckley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valley City Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Valley City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Granger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Medina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Youngs Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Sharon Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Litchfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Poe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Risley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linndale, with the one closest to Linndale listed first.
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Doolittles Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brady Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linndale, with the one closest to Linndale listed first.
- Emmons Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Northfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Bath
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Peninsula
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Twinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reminderville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Bath Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linndale, see our County-by-County Page for Linndale.
Cemeteries Near Linndale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linndale.
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 Linndale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linndale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linndale, with the one closest to Linndale listed first.
- Immanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Theodosius Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridge Road Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridge Road Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brookmere Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Parma Heights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Workmans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Linndale had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Linndale had a population of 144 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linndale, with the one closest to Linndale listed first.
- North Linndale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Linndale
- Brooklyn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McKinley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Parma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rocky River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- North Olmsted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Binola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- North Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linndale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linndale.
Newspapers Published in Linndale ...
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 567 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linndale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linndale, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Linndale.
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 Linndale:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Linndale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Linndale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |