The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLinden is an unincorporated community located in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, just west of the city of Show Low. It is situated atop the Mogollon Rim at an elevation of over 6,000 feet. The community was evacuated in June 2002 due to the Rodeo-Chediski fire, which eventually consumed part of Linden, destroying a number of homes. Linden is generally made up of larger ranches and rural subdivisions, including Cheney Ranch and Timberland Acres. As an unincorporated community with few businesses, many Linden residents make their livings in or around the city of Show Low. Linden's former fire district has been merged into the Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District, along with those of S…
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,597 to 2,760 (+6%). Half of its homes were built before 1997.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Linden yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Linden’s history is told.
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Linden, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Linden is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Linden has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Abner Ellsworth House in Show Low, 6 miles away.
Linden and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.