Walden, Oregon should not be confused with Walton, Oregon.
| Walden, Oregon | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Walden |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lane |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Coordinates: | 43.7753°N -123.0053°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 97424 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Walden is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 3miles southeast of Cottage Grove, near the confluence of the Row River and Mosby Creek.[2]
Walden was a station on the Oregon and Southeastern Railroad (now converted to the Row River Trail).[3] According to state representative and local lumber company owner L. L. "Stub" Stewart, the station was named for a family of early residents in the area.[3] There is a Nathan B. Walden listed in the 1880 Census for the Cottage Grove Precinct.[3] The 1973 film Emperor of the North was shot in the Walden area along the rail line.[4]
The Brumbaugh covered bridge, a National Register of Historic Places property, once stood near Walden, spanning Mosby Creek.[5] [6] It was dismantled and the wood used in the Centennial Covered Bridge in Cottage Grove.[7] The Stewart and Mosby Creek bridges still stand in the Walden area, as well as the historic Walden Store & Gas Station building, built circa 1900.[4] The store closed in about 2002.[8]
Opal Whiteley and her grandparents lived in Walden; Opal mentioned the area in her book The Diary of Opal Whiteley.[9]
