Worden is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 14 miles (23 km) south of Klamath Falls and 3 miles (5 km) north of the Oregon–California border on U.S. Route 97.[2]
Worden, Oregon | |
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  Worden  Worden | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′05″N 121°28′03″W / 42.26806°N 121.46750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath |
| Elevation | 4,144 ft (1,263 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136925[1] |
| Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1] | |
The townsite of Worden was purchased and laid out by William S. Worden, a member of a family of early Klamath County settlers.[3][4] William Worden was a right-of-way agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) during the time SP predecessor Oregon Eastern Railway was building a railroad into Klamath Falls.[3] He was later elected Klamath County judge.[3] Worden station near Dallas in Polk County on the SP Falls City Line may have also been named for William Worden.[3] Worden post office was established in 1910.[3]
As of 1990, Worden had a 24-hour café and truck stop.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Worden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 1058–59. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 400. OCLC 4874569.
- ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 757. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
External links
edit- Image of Worden from Flickr
- Image of grain elevator in Worden from Panoramio
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