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Linden Indiana Map

Explore Linden, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Linden, Indiana

How to Use This Linden, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Linden, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Linden.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityLinden
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyMontgomery County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude40.188094
Longitude-86.903896
Population711
Density702.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code47955
Area Code765
County SeatCrawfordsville
School DistrictNorth Montgomery Community School Corporation

About Linden, Indiana

Linden is a locality in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 711. The population density is 702.1 people per km². Linden is located at 40.1881°N, 86.9039°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Linden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47955.

Linden spreads across a flat, fertile expanse of Indiana farmland where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed by anything but the vertical reach of grain elevators and the occasional stand of hardwoods. It lies 10.3 miles north of Crawfordsville, IN (from Crawfordsville, IN: bearing 351°T), and is situated 15.9 miles south of Lafayette. Stoddard Ditch traces a narrow, purposeful line through the soil only a mile away, its quiet flow serving as a subtle reminder of the water that sustains the deep, dark earth of the prairie. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar quality, turning the fields into a vast, amber stage where the wind moves through the stalks with a dry, rhythmic rustle. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the terrain remains largely open, though those who travel nineteen miles out might glimpse the distant, irregular rise of Devils Backbone breaking the monotony of the plain.

Linden maintains a steady, deliberate pace defined by the intersection of rail lines and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding fields. The economy remains anchored to the productivity of the land, with the iron pulse of the railroad still echoing through the architecture of the older buildings that line the center. While the leisure of the region draws residents toward the maintained greens of Rocky Ridge Golf Course nine miles distant, the daily life of Linden is marked by the quiet industry of those who manage the harvest and maintain the equipment that keeps the county moving. Even on quiet afternoons, the legacy of the rail junction lends a sense of transit to the atmosphere, a feeling that Linden exists as a point of arrival and departure in a landscape that stretches endlessly in every direction.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rocky Ridge Golf Course (Park) — 8.5 mi, 139° SE
  • Crawfordsville Parks & Rec (Local Park) — 9.5 mi, 181° S
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 179° S
  • Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 10.2 mi, 181° S
  • Crawfordsville Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 10.8 mi, 174° S
  • Crawfordsville Country Club (Park) — 10.9 mi, 197° S
  • Spring Creek Seeps Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 203° SW
  • Shadeland School (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 348° N
  • Stone figure (Public Artwork) — 12.4 mi, 359° N
  • Monster Mini (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 010° N
  • Historic Miller's Restaurant Sign (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 088° E
  • Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 13.1 mi, 350° N
  • Bachner Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.8 mi, 200° S
  • Malibu Jack's Lafayette (Theme Park) — 14.3 mi, 012° N
  • Columbian Park Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.6 mi, 006° N
  • Artists Own (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 002° N
  • Grateful Heart Gallery and Gifts (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 003° N
  • Wabash Landing 9 (Cinema) — 16.1 mi, 000° N
  • Fowler Hall (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 358° N
  • Loeb Playhouse (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 358° N
  • Purdue Golf (Local Recreation) — 16.8 mi, 355° N
  • Ross Camp and Ross Hills (State Recreation Area) — 16.9 mi, 328° NW
  • Layfayette Municipal Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 002° N
  • Pedestal Rock Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 209° SW
  • Honeycomb Rock (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 205° SW
  • Devil's Backbone (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 204° SW
  • The Slide (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 204° SW
  • Shades State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 206° SW
  • Prospect Point (Viewpoint) — 19.4 mi, 207° SW
  • Prophetstown State Park (State Park) — 20.4 mi, 008° N

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About This Linden Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Linden, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.188094, -86.903896. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Linden includes the ZIP code (47955), telephone area code (765), county seat of Montgomery County (Crawfordsville), and school district assignment (North Montgomery Community School Corporation).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.