Worden, Kansas

Worden, Kansas
Unincorporated community

Worden
Worden, Kansas
Coordinates: 38°46′56″N 95°20′04″W / 38.78222°N 95.33444°W / 38.78222; -95.33444Coordinates: 38°46′56″N 95°20′04″W / 38.78222°N 95.33444°W / 38.78222; -95.33444
Country United States
State Kansas
County Douglas
Elevation 1,089 ft (332 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 785
GNIS feature ID 479499[1]

Worden is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas located seven miles west of Baldwin City and nine miles east of Overbrook along U.S. Highway 56. USD 348 in Baldwin maintained Marion Springs Elementary located in Worden until closing in 2011.[2]

Worden had a post office from 1884 until 1904.[3]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. http://signal.baldwincity.com/news/2010/dec/13/school-board-closes-rural-elementary-schools-5-2-v//
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 8 June 2014.


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