Welcome to Lindsay ...
Lindsay is located in Albemarle County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lindsay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Lindsay is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lindsay lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lindsay: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Lindsay ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Lindsay - they are located in California, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina and Texas (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lindsay.
Communities near Lindsay ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lindsay.
- Charlottesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <4>
- Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
- Louisa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
- Gordonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
- Mineral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
- Stanardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
- Stanardsville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
- Meltons
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Barboursville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
- Barboursville is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <4>
- Medlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Burnley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Lindsay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lindsay.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lindsay. 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 Lindsay.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lindsay. See our Newspapers Page for Lindsay.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lindsay ...
Looking for more information about Lindsay? 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 Lindsay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lindsay.
Adding Lindsay to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lindsay 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 Lindsay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lindsay post office opened in 1892.
We also found Lindsay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lindsay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lindsay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lindsay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Lindsay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Lindsay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |