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Lindenau is located

Lindenau is located in DeWitt County<1>.


The location of Lindenau has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lindenau, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Lindenau is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lindenau lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lindenau: (361)

Communities Also Named Lindenau ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lindenau - it's located in New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lindenau.

Communities near Lindenau ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lindenau.

  • Cuero
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Yoakum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Yorktown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smiley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Nordheim
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim
    • Nordheim is located in DeWitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordheim <4>
  • Westhoff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
  • Cheapside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
  • Meyersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersville
    • Meyersville is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersville <4>
  • Hochheim
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
    • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <4>

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 Lindenau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lindenau.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lindenau. 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 Lindenau.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lindenau. See our Newspapers Page for Lindenau.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lindenau ...

Looking for more information about Lindenau? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lindenau, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lindenau.

Adding Lindenau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lindenau in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lindenau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lindenau post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lindenau.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lindenau. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including DeWitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lindenau - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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