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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Lindley is located in Major County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Major County: Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Garfield, Kingfisher, Woods & Woodward.
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:
- Major County (The home county of Lindley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Ames
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Isabella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ringwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orienta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleo Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alfalfa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Goltry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carmen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Okeene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchcock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Longdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cantonment ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cantonment is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
- Watonga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Garfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Drummond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waukomis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carrier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enid
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Enid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Enid is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Hillsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former name for Hillsdale:
- Coldwater
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <1>
- Kingfisher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Lacey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Loyal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Hennessey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Omega
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Altona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Altona is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Kingfisher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Americus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bierig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ames Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Isabella Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holcomb - Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cimarron Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sorge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- Todd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ebenfeld Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parvin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Lindley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lindley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lindley, with the one closest to Lindley listed first.
- Isabella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Okeene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Parvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parvin is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
- Lacey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Cato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carwile
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carwile is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carwile
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Hennessey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waukomis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cantonment ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cantonment is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Omega
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Enid
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 78 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. 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 begin 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 Lindley:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Major County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alfalfa County
- Blaine County
- Garfield County
- Kingfisher County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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 Lindley, 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- Lindley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |