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Linden, Alabama

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Linden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36748. It stands on Springfield Creek. The Survey maps it on the Linden quadrangle. 1,930 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 161 feet above sea level.

Linden within Marengo County

On record in Linden

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Linden fell from 2,123 to 1,930 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,123
20201,930-193 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Photographs

1 photograph,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Old Marengo County Courthouse, Cahaba Avenue & Mobile Street, Linden, Marengo County, AL
Old Marengo County Courthouse, Cahaba Avenue & Mobile Street, Linden, Marengo County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

63 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Linden between 1994 and 2019, burning about 4,690 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Debris and open burning20
Natural4
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony3
Arson/incendiarism2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.1 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190929-10
24 September 2014Equipment and vehicle use8.5 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionSWR-20140924-002
23 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2010Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 1994Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2010Railroad operations and maintenance187 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionGULF STATES RAILROAD FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marengo County

Storms near this place

33 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Linden in 33 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2009Thunderstorm WindLinden1 hurt, $50,000Hundreds of trees were blown down throughout Marengo County, including near Linden. One tractor trailer was blown over on US-80. The driver suffered minor injuries. At least 2 homes in Linden were damaged by fallen trees.
June 2004LightningLinden1 hurtThe Linden Postmaster was struck by lightning. The postmaster suffered only slight injuries.
February 2003Tornado (F1)Linden$90,000In what was believed to be the first tornado in Alabama in 2003, a small tornado touched down briefly in the northern half of Marengo County between Linden and Demopolis. No injuries or deaths were reported with the short-lived tornado. The tornado first touched down about 1.6 miles west-northwest of Providence on the west side of US 43 and about half a mile south of County Road 44. The tornado traveled northeasterly moving across County Road 44 and through the western sections of Chickasaw State Park. Where it first touched down, two mobile homes were damaged and a number of trees were either uprooted or snapped off. The tornado damaged one house significantly on the west side of US 43 just north of Chickasaw State Park and moved across US 43 downing several more trees. The tornado ended after crossing US 43 about 2.1 miles north of Providence on the east side of US 43.The tornado was rated an F1 primarily due to the damage done to the house just north of Chickasaw State Park. The tornado path length was 2.5 miles with a width of about 80 yards. The tornado began around 8:36 pm and ended at approximately 8:40 pm.The weak tornado was produced on the north side of a bow echo. Cyclonic rotation is often induced on the north side of the center of the bow. Bow echoes are known primarily for producing downbursts or straight line wind damage but also have the capability of producing weak tornadoes as apparently happened in this case.Beg: 32 20.719/87 48.459 End: 32 22.297/87 46.702
May 2006Tornado (F1)Linden$24,000The tornado touched down between State Highway 28 and the railroad tracks, just south of the Chickasaw Bogue River. This location was approximately 1.5 miles southeast of Jefferson Station or 2.6 miles northwest of Linden. The tornado tracked southeastward and paralleled State Highway 28, then moved into Linden. The tornado dissipated near the intersection of State Highway 28 and Shiloh Street in Linden. Numerous trees and scattered power lines were blown down along the path of the tornado. A large tree fell on a home and completely destroyed the home's garage doors. One large light post at a ball field was snapped off. One other home sustained minor roof damage.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindLinden$10,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLinden$5,000A few trees fell just south of Linden along US 43, some blocked the road.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindLinden$4,000Several trees were blown down.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindLinden$4,000Several trees were either snapped off or blown down along CR 39 just north of the Half Chance community.
January 2001Thunderstorm WindLinden$3,000Several trees were blown down along State Road 69 as thunderstorms moved through the area.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindLinden$2,000Several trees were blown down in and just east of the city of Linden.
April 2005HailLinden$1,000Nickel size hail was reported near SR 28 between Linden and Thomaston.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLinden$500A few trees were blown down along US-43, near Linden.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLinden-Numerous trees were blown down across Marengo County. One tree fell on power lines in Demopolis.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLinden-A few trees were downed in the Linden area.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several trees uprooted along Highway 43 south of Linden. Numerous reports of uprooted trees across southern portion of the county.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLinden-Multiple trees uprooted in Linden.
March 2023HailLinden-Ping pong size hail reported in Linden.
April 2022HailLinden-Several reports of egg-size to baseball size hail near Linden. Several vehicles had their windows shattered.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindLinden-Numerous trees uprooted in the city of Linden.
April 2021HailLinden-Nickel size hail reported along Highway 43.
April 2021HailLinden-Quarter size hail reported in the town of Linden.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindLinden-Numerous trees uprooted around the town of Linden.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindLinden-Numerous trees uprooted between Linden and Providence.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindLinden-Approximately 12 large hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted in the city of Lindon.
October 2010HailLinden-Golf ball to baseball size hail reported in Linden.
May 2006HailLinden-Reported in Chickasaw State park.
August 2002HailLinden-Dime size hail was reported near Linden.
July 1995HailLinden-Trees were reported down on Highway 69 at Myrtlewood. Dime-size hail was reported at Half Acre 10 miles southwest of Linden. Trees were reported down half way between Nanafalia and Dixons Mill near Sweetwater.
April 2011HailLinden-no account filed
May 2010HailLinden-no account filed
February 2009HailLinden-no account filed
May 2006HailLinden-no account filed
February 1996HailLinden-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Marengo County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Providence2.6 miles12
Half Chance3.8 miles10
Blue Lock (historical)5.0 miles9
Pin Hook5.3 miles12
Calvary5.6 miles9
Hill Top6.3 miles9
Hugo6.4 miles10
Beckleys (historical)7.1 miles9

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on LindenAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79247The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 152070. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.