Linden, Atchison County, Missouri

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

History edit

Linden was the original county seat of Atchison County. 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]

References edit

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

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