Welcome to Linden ...

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

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

Linden would have been located within present day Rankin County<2>.

The location of Linden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Linden is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The location where Linden once stood is in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.

Websites for Linden ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Linden, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Linden ...

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

Beyond Mississippi, 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), Minnesota, 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.

• Jackson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
• Pearl
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <6>
• Madison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <6>
• Brandon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <6>
• Ridgeland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <6>
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
• Byram
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <6>
• Flowood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <6>
• Richland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <6>
• Florence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/