Lindon dates to 1850, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 26% of U.S. towns · #77 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Most of Lindon was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1997. Its Register listing is the Alfred William Harper House. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1948 on, and the census since 1930.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1898.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Lindon’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lindon is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns, #77 of 119 in Utah. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lindon’s overall grade.
Utah towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Utah town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lindon’s 0.8 sits near the middle of its state (43% of Utah towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1850.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. The pre-1940 share (±1.3 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Lindon’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Originally settled in 1861, Lindon began as pioneers moved into what was then the Lindon grazing land. The town was originally named "String Town" because of the way the houses were strung up and down the street between the towns of Orem and Pleasant Grove. An old linden tree (Tilia) growing in town in 1901 inspired the present (misspelled) name. Over the past century Lindon has seen organized development, but it has tried to remain true to its motto: "Lindon: a little bit of country".
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
In 1850, according to Wikidata. Lindon’s post office opened in 1898, and the census of 1930 counted 589 people here.
How does Lindon rank for history?
Lindon is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns, #77 of 119 in Utah. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Lindon?
One place: the Alfred William Harper House (listed 1987).
How old are the homes in Lindon?
2% of Lindon’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.3 points), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 1997.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (29), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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