Worden, Kansas

Worden is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is seven miles west of Baldwin City and nine miles east of Overbrook. It is along U.S. Highway 56.

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
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDouglas
Elevation
1,089 ft (332 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID479499[1]

History

Worden had a post office from 1884 until 1904.[2]

The abandoned SM-65 Atlas-E missile site 548–2 is about 1.9 miles southwest of Worden.[3]

Until 2011, USD 348 in Baldwin maintained the Marion Springs Elementary School. That school was in Worden.[4]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  3. "548th SMS, Forbes AFB Site 2 – Worden, Kansas". Astlas Missile Silo. Archived from the original on November 27, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. Gillispie, Jimmy (December 13, 2010). "School Board Closes Rural Elementary Schools by 5-2 Vote". Baldwin City Signal. http://signal.baldwincity.com/news/2010/dec/13/school-board-closes-rural-elementary-schools-5-2-v//. Retrieved January 24, 2018. 

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