Welcome to Lindauer ...
So far, we found very little information about Lindauer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lindauer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lindauer, please Contact Us.
Lindauer would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lindauer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lindauer is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lindauer was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Lindauer was located: 931
Communities near Lindauer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lindauer.
- Greenfield Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Lawrenceburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Hohenwald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Waynesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lindauer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lindauer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lindauer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lindauer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lindauer. See our Newspapers Page for Lindauer.
Adding Lindauer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lindauer in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lindauer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lindauer post office opened in 1899. The Lindauer post office closed in 1923.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lindauer.
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 Lindauer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lindauer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |