| Waconda | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Oregon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marion |
| Established Date: | 1907 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation Ft: | 177 |
| Coordinates: | 45.0753°N -122.9769°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Waconda is a historic unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States, near the crossroads of River Road Rd NE and Waconda Road NE on the French Prairie.[2]
Waconda was once a station on the Oregon Electric Railway and it formerly had a post office by the same name.[3] [4] The station was named when the railroad was built through the area in 1907, and the post office was established in 1912.[3] There was previously a community called Waconda about a mile south of Gervais established in 1870 on the former line of the Oregon & California Railroad (now owned by Union Pacific).[3] The name may come from the Great Plains Native American word "Wakonda" (something consecrated).[3] Waconda was one of a series of OE stations with Native American names; one station to the south was named for Chinookan leader Comcomly and the next one to the north was named for Kalapuyan "Chief" Quinaby.
In 1915, Waconda had a store and a population of 40.[1] [5] An American Foursquare house near the ruins of the OE station once served as the post office and is still standing.[5]
Agriculture in the area includes the growing of hops, berries, fruit, and the production dairy products.[1]
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