Worden, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Image Map1: | Map of Douglas Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Douglas County (legend) |
Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Worden |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 38.7822°N -95.3344°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Douglas |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 1089 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 785 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 20-80475 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank1 Info: | 479499 |
Worden is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is located seven miles west of Baldwin City and nine miles east of Overbrook along U.S. Highway 56.
Worden had a post office from 1884 until 1904.[1]
The abandoned SM-65 Atlas-E missile site 548–2 is located roughly 1.9 miles southwest of Worden.[2]
The community is served by Baldwin City USD 348 public school district.
On December 13, 2010, the Board of Education voted to close Vinland Elementary in Vinland, KS and Marion Springs Elementary in Worden, KS by a 5-2 vote.[3]