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Linden, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°43′11″N 81°12′39″W / 38.71972°N 81.21083°W / 38.71972; -81.21083
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Linden
Linden is located in West Virginia
Linden
Linden
Location within the state of West Virginia
Linden is located in the United States
Linden
Linden
Linden (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°43′11″N 81°12′39″W / 38.71972°N 81.21083°W / 38.71972; -81.21083
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRoane
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Linden is an unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States, along the Henry Fork.[1] Its elevation is 755 feet (230 m).[2]

The community has the name of Charles Linden Broadus, a Confederate Army officer.[3]

References

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  1. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Linden, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-02-01.
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 374.