Mailing ZIP code: 68760
About Lindy
Lindy is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the far north-east corner of Nebraska. Thirteen people lived there at the 2020 census. Nebraska Highway 12 forms the southern edge of the community and runs 12 miles east to Crofton and 15 miles west to Niobrara. The Missouri River and the South Dakota line are about seven miles north. Lindy lies within the Santee Sioux Reservation, which takes in roughly 173 square miles of Knox County along the south bank of the Missouri. The Lindy Country Club, a restaurant and bar, and Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church are both in the community.
History
The townsite was surveyed in 1928, in response to local demand for a nearer shopping and marketing center. A rumor of a railroad that never arrived helped push the plan along. The name honors the aviator Charles Lindbergh, known as Lucky Lindy after his 1927 flight from New York to Paris. In its better years the town had a barber shop and a theatre.
Lewis and Clark
The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped near here on September 2, 1804. A marker at the site notes that the party took natural sand ridges and mounds for old fortifications. A second marker, on the George Shannon Trail, records where Shannon rejoined the expedition after being separated from it. A chainsaw sculpture and wayside marker honouring Shannon were installed in 2002.
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Unincorporated · Knox County · Population 13 (2020 census) · Founded 1928
About Lindy
Lindy is an unincorporated community of 13 people on NE 12 in northern Knox County, 12 miles west of Crofton and 15 miles east of Niobrara. It lies in the Hoboe Creek valley on the Santee Sioux Reservation, about 7 miles south of the Missouri. Z's Lindy Country Club serves food and drinks.
History
Lindy is named for Charles Lindbergh, "Lucky Lindy," after his 1927 flight across the Atlantic. The town site was surveyed in 1928 to give the area a local market and shopping center, helped along by a false rumor that a railroad was coming. Early businesses included a hardware store, a feed store, a barbershop, an ice cream parlor and a blacksmith.
A multi-story building that held a garage, dance hall, movie theater and offices was torn down in 1944. The Addison Telephone Co. operated here from 1944 to 1958. Lewis and Clark camped in the area on September 2, 1804.
Highways and trails through Lindy
| Route | One way | Other way |
|---|---|---|
| NE 12Forms the south edge of Lindy | East to Crofton (12 mi) | West to Niobrara (15 mi) |
Nearby towns
| Bloomfield | about 10 mi south | Straight-line; county roads |
| Crofton | 12 mi east | NE 12 |
| Niobrara | 15 mi west | NE 12 |
| Santee | about 18 mi northwest | NE 12 and Spur 54D |
Things to see
Lewis and Clark Camp Site: Sept 2, 1804 marker · Z's Lindy Country Club · Holy Faith Cemetery
Health care
Nearest clinic Avera Medical Group Crofton (12 mi); nearest hospital Avera Sacred Heart, Yankton, S.D. (about 29 mi)
Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; History Nebraska; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Knox County; Nebraska Department of Transportation route mileposts. Distances marked "about" are estimates.
Lindy Businesses & Places
4 listings in Lindy.
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Eat & Drink (1)
- Z's Lindy Country Club — Bar & Grill
Places to Visit (1)
- Lewis and Clark Camp Site: Sept 2, 1804 — Historic Marker
Community & Faith (2)
- Holy Faith Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Howe Creek Cemetery — Cemeteries