Linden, Atchison County, Missouri

Linden is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

A variant name was Magnet.[1] A post office was established as Linden in 1846, and closed in 1871. The post office was reestablished as Magnet in 1880, and was discontinued in 1900.[2] The present name is for linden trees near the original town site.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Linden, Atchison County, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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