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Lindersville

Ghost town · Adair County, Missouri

Kirksville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Kirksville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lindersville is a ghost town in Adair County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Adair County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lindersville as a historical populated place on the Gifford topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.0945° N, 92.7055° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGifford
Nearest living townSouth Gifford, MO
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID759881
Coordinates40.09447, -92.70547

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What's there now

Lindersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Gifford, MO (population 14), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Lindersville?

Lindersville is in Adair County, Missouri, at 40.0945, -92.7055.

How many ghost towns are in Adair County?

Adair County, Missouri has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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