Worden, Oregon | |
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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] |
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]
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]
Worden, Oregon | |
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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] |
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]
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]