Lindersville Ghost Town

Adair County, Missouri40.0945, -92.7055

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
10 miKirksville, MO
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
3.9 miZig
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Lindersville is a ghost town in Adair County, Missouri.

On the map

20 mi40 miKirksvilleMaconBrookfieldMarcelineMemphisMilanLindersville
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Lindersville. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Kirksville, MO, about 10 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Columbia, MO, 82 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Zig3.9 mi northwest
  2. Loeffler6.8 mi west
  3. Tullvania8.5 mi southwest
  4. Hart19 mi south
  5. Paw Paw20 mi west
  6. Lickskillet24 mi north
  7. Howland33 mi northwest
  8. Longville34 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3417Jan4021Feb5231Mar6341Apr7252May8261Jun8665Jul8463Aug7754Sep6443Oct5131Nov3922DecJan: 1.6 inFeb: 1.8 inMar: 2.6 inApr: 3.9 inMay: 5.0 inJun: 5.1 inJul: 4.3 inAug: 3.9 inSep: 3.6 inOct: 3.2 inNov: 2.4 inDec: 1.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Kirksville Rgnl Ap.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Kirksville Rgnl Ap station (USW00014938), 8.6 miles away. About 39.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationAdair County, Missouri
Coordinates40.09447, -92.70547
SourcesWikidata Q27995104 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Lindersville ghost town?

In Adair County, Missouri, at 40.0945, -92.7055. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Kirksville, MO, about 10 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Columbia, MO, 82 miles away.

Can you visit Lindersville?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Lindersville?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Kirksville Rgnl Ap.

Are there other ghost towns near Lindersville?

Yes. Zig (3.9 mi), Loeffler (6.8 mi), Tullvania (8.5 mi), Hart (19 mi).

More ghost towns in Missouri

All 306 ghost towns in Missouri