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Welcome to Linden ...

The town of Linden is located in Perry County<1> and is the County Seat for Perry County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Linden for more information about variations on the name of Linden.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Linden has a population of 953 people<2> (see below for details).

Linden is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Linden: 931

The ZIP code for Linden: 37096<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Linden had an population of 953 people. This is an increase of 4.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Linden had a population of 908 people (or 11.44% of the total population of Perry County). This makes Linden the county's most populous community.

The population of Linden represents 0.01% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 242nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 908 people, the population of Linden decreased 10.54% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,015 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Linden.

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), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, 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.

  • Mount Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
  • Ashland Ford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Hohenwald
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clifton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsons
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Voorhies
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lobelville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Decaturville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
  • Hornertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hornertown is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 412 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 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. Our list includes 6 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Linden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Linden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Linden post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Linden.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Linden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Linden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/