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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Linden (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Linden. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Linden is located in Cass County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Miller (AR), Caddo (LA), Bowie, Marion & Morris.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Linden. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linden:

  • Cass County     (The home county of Linden)
  • Bowie County
  • Camp County
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linden, with the one closest to Linden listed first.
    • Baldwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baldwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baldwin
      • From Linden to Baldwin
    • Pope City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County
    • Woodlawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodlawn
      • From Linden to Woodlawn
    • Uncertain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Karnack
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleton
      • Harleton is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleton <2>
    • Nesbitt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesbitt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Morton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Harrison County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linden, with the one closest to Linden listed first.
    • Lodi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kellyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>
    • Macedonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Marion County
    • Jackson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Marion County
  • Morris County
  • Titus County
    • Cookville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
      • Cookville is located in Titus County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <2>
  • Upshur County
  • Miller County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linden, with the one closest to Linden listed first.
    • Capps City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capps City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Doddridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddridge
      • Doddridge is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doddridge <2>
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linden, with the one closest to Linden listed first.
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Zylks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rodessa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
      • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <2>
    • Frog Level ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
      • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Vivian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
      • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <2>
    • Ida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
      • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Hosston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Oil City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <2>
    • Missionary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missionary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
      • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Missionary
      • From Linden to Missionary

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linden, see our County-by-County Page for Linden.

Cemeteries Near Linden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linden.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linden, with the one closest to Linden listed first.

  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lanier Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Echols Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Echols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Echols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lambert Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Old Union Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lockett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Whitaker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Linden had a population of 444 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Linden had a population of 1,888 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Linden, with the one closest to Linden listed first.

  • Lanier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier
    • Lanier is located in Cass County
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Cass County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Red Hill
    • From Linden to Red Hill
  • Almira
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
    • Almira is located in Cass County
  • Kildare
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • O'Farrell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Farrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Farrell
    • O'Farrell is located in Cass County
  • Bivins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bivins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins
    • Bivins is located in Cass County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bivins <2>
  • Lodi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Cass County
  • Cusseta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
    • Cusseta is located in Cass County
  • Douglassville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Avinger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avinger
    • Avinger is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avinger <2>
  • Huffins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Atlanta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orrs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
      • Orrs is located in Marion County
    • Queen City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linden.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Linden ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linden.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Linden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Linden and those printed in the larger area surrounding Linden.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6> of Linden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Linden:

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 State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Linden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Linden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Linden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0116, Longitude: -94.3646    









 

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