Welcome to Linden ...

Linden is located in Navajo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Linden is 6,290 feet [1,917 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Linden is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Linden lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The area code for Linden: (928)

Communities Also Named Linden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Linden: This one is located in Navajo County and the other is located in Apache County.

Beyond Arizona, there are 40 communities that are also named Linden - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linden.

Communities near Linden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Linden.

• Show Low
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Show Low
  • Show Low is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Show Low <3>
• Snowflake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
  • Snowflake is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowflake <3>
• Pinetop - Lakeside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop - Lakeside
  • Pinetop - Lakeside is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetop - Lakeside <3>
• Taylor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
• Pinedale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
  • Pinedale is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinedale <3>
• White Mountain Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lake
  • White Mountain Lake is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Mountain Lake <3>
• White Mountain Lakes Estates
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mountain Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lakes Estates
  • White Mountain Lakes Estates is located in Navajo County
• Clay Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Springs
  • Clay Springs is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Springs <3>
• Lakeside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Navajo County
• Pinetop
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinetop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop
  • Pinetop is located in Navajo County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Linden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Linden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Linden. See our Newspapers Page for Linden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linden ...

Looking for more information about Linden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Linden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Linden.

Adding Linden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Linden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Linden post office opened in 1891.

We also found Linden on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Linden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/