Linden, Atchison County, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

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

## History

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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]

## Notable people

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* J. Howard Moore \- Zoologist, philosopher, educator and socialist

## References

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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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Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Rock Port

Cities|

* Fairfax
* Rock Port
* Tarkio
* Westboro

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Village|

* Watson

Townships|

* Benton
* Buchanan
* Clark
* Clay
* Colfax
* Dale
* Lincoln
* Nishnabotna
* Polk
* Tarkio
* Templeton

CDPs|

* Blanchard
* Phelps City

Unincorporated
communities|

* Dotham
* Langdon
* Linden
* Milton
* York

Ghost towns|

* Center Grove
* Center Point
* Elk Dale
* Excelsior
* Nishnabotna
* Oswald
* Scott City
* Sonora

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40°29′11″N 95°32′15″W﻿ / ﻿40.48639°N 95.53750°W﻿ / 40.48639; -95.53750

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* VIAF

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* United States
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