Welcome to Linden ...

Linden is located in Brown County<1>.

The location of Linden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Linden is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Linden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Linden is located in the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Linden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Linden - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), 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.

• North Mankato
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
  • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <4>
• New Ulm
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm
  • New Ulm is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ulm <4>
• Saint James
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Saint James is located in Watonwan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <4>
• Sleepy Eye
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
  • Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <4>
• Lake Crystal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
  • Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <4>
• Madelia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madelia
  • Madelia is located in Watonwan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madelia <4>
• Nicollet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
  • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <4>
• Courtland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <4>
• Lafayette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Hanska
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanska
  • Hanska is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanska <4>

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 1869.

We also found Linden in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Brown County: www.co.brown.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/