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History · Linden

29% of Linden’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 1880.

0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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What stands out about Linden’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Linden are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Linden, and 1 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1984. Watch Linden change.Old housesHalf of Linden’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Linden’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Diamond Grove
1837–1842
Edmund
1881–1995
Powell
1898–1902
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Edmund
Gone or out of use
Stephens Quarrymine
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Linden
BloomfieldLaxeySalome Welsh Baptist

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

On the map

Linden on the map, 1902 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Linden. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Linden on the 1902 USGS mapLinden on the 1952 USGS mapLinden on the 1984 USGS map1902Mineral Point sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Linden.

The story so far

Linden, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Linden yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Linden is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 504 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Linden.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 847 to 755 (-11%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Linden, 1837 to 1995

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1837Post officeThe Diamond Grove post office opens
  3. 1842Post officeThe Diamond Grove post office closes
  4. 1850Born hereWilliam M. Treloar is born here
  5. 1875Born hereJohn Hammill is born here
  6. 1881Post officeThe Edmund post office opens
  7. 1898Post officeThe Powell post office opens
  8. 20th century
  9. 1902Post officeThe Powell post office closes
  10. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  11. 1995Post officeThe Edmund post office closes
By decade

Linden, decade by decade

Today11 recent
Post office2016Post officePlatte Mounds in the Distance2016Platte Mounds in the DistanceLinden School sign2016Linden School signLinden Methodist Church2016Linden Methodist ChurchFarm near Edmund2016Farm near EdmundFarm West of Dodgeville - panoramio (3)2016Farm West of Dodgeville - panoramio (3)Old Edmund School House2015Old Edmund School HouseEdmund Water Tower2015Edmund Water TowerU.S. Highway 182013U.S. Highway 18Countryside Feed ^ Grain2013Countryside Feed ^ GrainBarn with an Addition2013Barn with an Addition
People over time

Linden, census by census

010020030040050060018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 615

Between 395 and 615 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Linden’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Linden

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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John HammillAmerican politician · b. 1875
William M. TreloarAmerican politician · b. 1850
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Mineral Point1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMifflinIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEdenIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDodgeville1 historic placeA

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Where this page comes from

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (11), Wikidata (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.