The oldest recorded use of the name "Linpien" is on a stele, erected in 1762, next to the town's Sanshan King Temple. The name, which means "beside the forest," indicates that the early settlers must have had a tough time clearing land for their crops.
林邊地名最早見於「三山國王廟」旁、立於乾隆二十六年的石碑上，意指森林的邊區，由此可知先民伐木墾荒的艱辛。