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Welcome to Linville ...

So far, we found very little information about Linville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Linville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Linville, please Contact Us.


Linville would have been located within present day Johnson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Linville is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Linville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Linville was located: 479

Communities Also Named Linville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Linville - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina (3), Oregon and Virginia.

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

Communities near Linville ...

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

  • Clarksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ozark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozark is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
  • Coal Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Altus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hartman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Denning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Denning is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Scranton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Scranton is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Saint Paul
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Morrison Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Wiederkehr Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people

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 Linville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Linville. 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 Linville.

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

Adding Linville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Linville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linville.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Linville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.