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 Seneca County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Linden is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Linden was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Linden once stood is in the (419) & (567)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Linden ...

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

Beyond Ohio, 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, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, 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.

• Tiffin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <6>
• Fremont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
• Fostoria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <6>
• Clyde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <6>
• Gibsonburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
  • Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <6>
• Woodville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <6>
• Pemberville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberville
  • Pemberville is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pemberville <6>
• Elmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <6>
• Green Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Green Springs is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Springs <6>
• Bradner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradner
  • Bradner is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradner <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.

Adding Linden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linden 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 for Linden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Linden post office opened in 1874.

We also found Linden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/