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Linden, Texas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Linden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75563. The Survey maps it on the Linden quadrangle. 1,825 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 381 feet above sea level.

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Linden within Cass 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 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Linden fell from 1,988 to 1,825 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
20101,988
20201,825-163 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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.

Fires near this place

256 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 256 fires within 5 miles of Linden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 42,424 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 18 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
Debris and open burning151
Missing data/not specified/undetermined46
Arson/incendiarism18
Equipment and vehicle use17
Natural8
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks1

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
9 September 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
9 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minor3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined22 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCASS 08:12
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY.11 WEST
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 348
7 September 2000Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 381
6 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
6 September 1993Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cass County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Linden: 7 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bonanza Mining CompanyIronPast Producer
John DavisIronOccurrence
John Davis DepositIronOccurrenceGoethite, Hematite, Siderite
JurniganIronOccurrence
Prewitt DepositIronOccurrenceGoethite, Hematite
Siderite MineIronProducerLimonite, Siderite
Surratt DepositIronOccurrenceGoethite, Hematite, Siderite
WarrenIronOccurrence
Warren DepositIronOccurrenceGoethite, Hematite

Every working recorded in Cass County

Storms near this place

60 of 85 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Linden in 85 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 47 thunderstorm wind, 28 hail, 6 flash flood, 4 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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
October 2009Thunderstorm WindLinden$325,000Numerous trees were downed along with power lines in Linden, Texas. A home east of Hughes Springs, Texas was heavily damaged when a tree fell on it. The master bedroom was destroyed and adjacent portions of the home suffered wind and water damage. Also, the roof was taken off a barn. At the height of the storm, 100 roads throughout the county had trees across them. Another tree fell on top of a large travel trailer in the Hughes Springs community.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindLinden$170,000Severe thunderstorms which produced so much damage across northeast Texas continued to move east into Cass County. Numerous trees and power lines were toppled. A total of 50 telephone poles were broken in the city smashing cars and homes. Plenty of warning was received that no injuries occurred.
April 2000Tornado (F3)Linden$165,000This tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved eastward across the county. This was one of several tornadoes that occured. The tornado tracked eastward across wooded territory and farmland. Several barns and 2 cross country electrical towers were toppled.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindLinden$50,000Roofs were damaged and trees were blown down by high winds.
October 1996Tornado (F1)Linden$35,000no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLinden$15,000Reports of several rural buildings with wind damage.
October 2009Flash FloodLinden$10,000High water was reported across Hwy. 59 in town. In addition, one foot of water flooded the Westside Baptist Church in Atlanta, Texas.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindLinden$8,000Trees and power lines down in town.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindLinden$5,000A barn was damaged and numerous trees were blown down by high winds.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLinden$5,000Power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
January 1993Thunderstorm WindLinden$5,000Trees and power lines were downed.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindLinden$5,000Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds on Highway 59 south of Linden.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindLinden$5,000Strong winds downed numerous trees across Highway 8.
November 1993Thunderstorm WindLinden$5,000Strong winds downed numerous trees across Highway 8.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindLinden$1,000Several trees were blown down by high winds, one of which damaged a carport.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLinden-Numerous trees downed in the Linden area.
June 2023HailLinden-Penny size hail reported via mPING.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLinden-Numerous trees and power lines were downed across Cass County.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several trees and power lines were downed across Cass County.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindLinden-Numerous trees were downed across Linden. A very large tree fell across Frazior Street.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindLinden-Widespread straight-line wind damage was found throughout the city of Linden, where numerous hardwood and softwood trees were mostly uprooted with a few trunks snapped. An automobile service building on Houston Street in downtown Linden had its metal awning destroyed. Another building at the corner of South Church Street and Houston Street had a portion of its metal roof ripped off, bringing down cinder blocks from a wall and destroying a vehicle parked nearby. Locations along Texas Street, Oklahoma Street, Kildare Road, and Arkansas Avenue were particularly hard|hit with a more concentrated area of straight-line winds.
April 2018HailLinden-Quarter size hail fell on the west side of Linden.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several trees and power lines were blown down in Linden.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindLinden-Numerous trees were blown down across Cass County.
April 2017Flash FloodLinden-High water across Highway 59 between Linden and Atlanta.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindLinden-A power line was snapped and started a fire along County Road 1899.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindLinden-Trees were downed along FM 125.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several trees and powerlines were downed across the entire county.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several trees were downed onto powerlines just outside Linden, Texas.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindLinden-Numerous trees and powerlines were downed across the entire county.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindLinden-Powerlines were blown down resulting in a small fire along Hwy. 8 north of Linden, Texas.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLinden-Trees and powerlines were downed in Linden, Texas.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLinden-A tree was blown down across FM 1130 northeast of Linden, Texas.
March 2010HailLinden-Hail reported in Cave Springs on the south side of town.
May 2009Flash FloodLinden-Numerous reports of flooding and road closures across secondary roads throughout the county.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several trees were blown down across the northwest portion of the county.
December 2009Flash FloodLinden-Flooding was reported on Hwy. 125 southeast of Linden, Texas, resulting in a road closure.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindLinden-Numerous trees were downed across the entire county.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindLinden-Power lines were downed.
January 2007Flash FloodLinden-Locally heavy rainfall resulted in the closure of Hwy 125 just south of town.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindLinden-Trees downed on Hwy. 125 between Linden and Kildare.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindLinden-Trees downed near Kildare across Hwy 248.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several large trees down.
April 2000Tornado (F1)Linden-This tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved east across the county. This was one of several tornadoes spawned by this thunderstorm. The tornado tracked eastward across wooded territory and farmland. No homes or structures were in the path of this tornado.
November 2000Flash FloodLinden-Numerous roads reported underwater making driving difficult.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindLinden-Numerous trees down across CR 2340 and along CR 2229.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several large trees down.
January 1998Tornado (F1)Linden-HP supercell developed along a slow moving northeast-southwest orientated cold front. This supercell made a gradual transition into a squall line with a line-echo wave pattern on Doppler radar. A family of 6 weak tornadoes were produced across 2 states and 5 counties. Damage consisted of numerous snapped and fallen trees. Some oak trees had a bole of 6 feet however the ground was totally saturated and soft to great depths. The damage path was in a wooded region away from any population with few structures present. Without a survey the tornado would have been unreported.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindLinden-Powerlines were snapped from fallen trees.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several large trees were toppled across Hwy 161.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindLinden-Trees and power lines were blown down across Hwy 43.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several large trees down.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several trees were blown down onto County Road 1339.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several trees were blown down onto County Road 1399.
May 1994HailLinden-A mobile home was damaged by a falling tree from high winds.
May 1994Haillinden-Water was four feet deep at intersection of Highway 49 and Highway 11.
May 1994HailLinden-Water was four feet deep at intersection of Highway 49 and Highway 11.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindLinden-Several trees blown down by thunderstorm winds.
November 1993HailLinden-Strong winds downed numerous trees across Highway 8.
April 2017HailLinden-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cass 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
Pleasant Hill3.3 miles10
Warren Springs3.5 miles10
Caves Spring3.6 miles11
New Colony4.3 miles11
Fairview4.6 miles11
Lanier5.3 miles11
Roach6.3 miles11
Carterville6.9 miles10

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 Q982431The 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 1374534. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.