Do you know of Lindsey ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lindsey. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Lindsey.

Our sources for Lindsey (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Lindsey other than they indicate that Lindsey would be found somewhere in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1882 and closed  in 1908.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Lindsey ...

We found nine communities that share the name Lindsey.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Lindsey is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Barbour County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lindsey [Barbour County].
  • Arkansas
    • Lawrence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Lindsey [Lawrence County].
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lindsey [Hillsborough County].
  • Georgia
    • Washington County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lindsey [Washington County].
    • Wilkinson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lindsey [Wilkinson County].
  • Kansas
    • Ottawa County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lindsey [Ottawa County].
  • Ohio
    • Sandusky County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lindsey [Sandusky County].
  • West Virginia
    • Mingo County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lindsey [Mingo County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Wood County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lindsey [Wood County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Lindsey ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lindsey:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lindsey - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Lindsey.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/43632   (Place Name: Lindsey)

County: Jefferson     (FIPS State/County: 42/065)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Lindsey) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Jefferson County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Jefferson County.