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Linden

Ghost town · Seneca County, Ohio

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

Linden is a ghost town in Seneca County, Ohio. It is one of 6 former communities in Seneca County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Linden as a historical populated place on the Tiffin North 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 41.2173° N, 83.2266° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTiffin North
Elevation723 ft
Nearest living townBettsville, OH
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1055694
Coordinates41.21728, -83.22659

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What's there now

Linden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bettsville, OH (population 655), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 723 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 Seneca County, Ohio, at 41.2173, -83.2266.

How many ghost towns are in Seneca County?

Seneca County, Ohio has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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