Lindley, Missouri

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Lindley is an unincorporated community in Grundy and Sullivan counties, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|754220}}

History

Lindley was platted in 1845, and named after James J. Lindley, a state legislator.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_grundy.html |title=Grundy County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=3 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070451/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_grundy.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }} A post office called Lindley was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1906.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Grundy | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=3 October 2016}}

References

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{{Grundy County, Missouri}}

{{Sullivan County, Missouri}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Grundy County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Sullivan County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri

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