unincorporated community
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in northern
Christian County Christian County is the name of several counties in the United States:
* Christian County, Illinois
* Christian County, Kentucky
* Christian County, Missouri
Christian County is located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. ...
,
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
United States. It is located approximately 4.5 miles northwest of
Sparta
Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...
Finley Creek
Finley Creek is a stream in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, The headwaters of the Finley are in Webster County southeast of Seymour. The stream flows west-southwest into Ch ...
. The river has been dammed, creating a small lake, Lake Lindenlure, just east of Route 125.
Linden is part of the
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimat ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
The community's name is a transfer from
Linden, Tennessee
Linden is a town in and the county seat of Perry County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,015 at the 2000 census and 908 at the 2010 showing a loss of 107. Linden was officially incorporated in 1850. A post office called Kenton was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1911.