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 Lindside (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 Lindside. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Lindside is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Alleghany (VA), Craig (VA), Giles (VA), Greenbrier & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Lindside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lindside:
- Monroe County (The home county of Lindside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Assurance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Ballard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Creamery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wolfcreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Meadow Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Spring Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Alderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Frazier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Rockland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Fort Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Ronceverte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Richlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Tuckahoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Willowton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Elgood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Oakvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East River ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Blake ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Lashmeet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Abraham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Shady Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Forest Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Bargers Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Buck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hilldale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Riffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Bellepoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Packs Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- True
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Pipestem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brooklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Rocky Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Captain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Abbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Kire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Pearisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Bluff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Rich Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Eggleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Narrows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Shumate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Montgomery County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- McBryde Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Mount Tabor Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Prices Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Sundance Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Blacksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Merrimac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Ellett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Christiansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Raintree Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Old Farm Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Childress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Pulaski County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Parrott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Dublin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Newbern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wurno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Pulaski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Snowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Radford City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Radford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Sunset Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Simpkins Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Roanoke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lindside, see our County-by-County Page for Lindside.
Cemeteries Near Lindside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lindside.
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 Lindside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lindside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Broyles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lively Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Karnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fortner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Snidow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snidow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lindside had a population of 122 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lindside, with the one closest to Lindside listed first.
- Assurance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Rock Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Camp is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
- Kimballton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kimballton is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimballton
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ballard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Cashmere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cashmere is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
- Peterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lillydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lillydale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Ripplemead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Zenith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zenith is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Rich Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Bluff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lindside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lindside.
Newspapers Published in Lindside ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lindside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lindside, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lindside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Lindside:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Bland County
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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 Lindside, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lindside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |