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Linden

Ghost town · Rankin County, Mississippi

Florence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Florence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Linden is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi. It is one of 20 former communities in Rankin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Linden as a historical populated place on the Whitfield topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.1940° N, 90.0759° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhitfield
Elevation425 ft
Nearest living townFlorence, MS
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID687053
Coordinates32.19404, -90.07592

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What's there now

Linden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Florence, MS (population 4,647), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 425 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Linden?

Linden is in Rankin County, Mississippi, at 32.1940, -90.0759.

How many ghost towns are in Rankin County?

Rankin County, Mississippi has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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