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.
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| Coordinates: 38°46′56″N 95°20′04″W / 38.78222°N 95.33444°WCoordinates: 38°46′56″N 95°20′04″W / 38.78222°N 95.33444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Douglas |
| Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 479499[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
- ↑ US Board on Geographic Names (October 25, 2007)United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ↑ 548th SMS, Forbes AFB Site 2 – Worden, Kansas. Astlas Missile Silo. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ↑ 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.
Other websites
- Douglas County Maps: Current Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT