Linden, Christian County, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Linden is an unincorporated community in northern Christian County, Missouri United States.[1] It is located approximately 4.5 miles northwest of Sparta on Route 125, where the highway crosses the Finley Creek. The river has been dammed, creating a small lake, Lake Lindenlure, just east of Route 125.[2]
Linden is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community's name is a transfer from Linden, Tennessee.[3] A variant name was "Kenton".[4] A post office called Kenton was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1911.[5]
References
- ^ "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Linden". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Ozark, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1970 (1976 rev.)
- ^ "Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Linden
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Christian County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Ozark
- Billings
- Clever
- Fremont Hills
- Highlandville
- Nixa
- Ozark
- Republic‡
- Sparta
- Springfield‡
- Saddlebrooke‡
- Bruner
- Chadwick
- East Benton
- Finley
- Garrison
- Lead Hill
- Lincoln
- Linden
- McCracken
- North Galloway
- North Linn
- Oldfield
- Polk
- Porter
- Seneca
- South Galloway
- South Linn
- Sparta
- West Benton
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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37°02′49″N 93°08′02″W / 37.047°N 93.134°W / 37.047; -93.134
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