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Country
  
United States

County
  
Klamath

Time zone
  
Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)

State
  
Oregon

Elevation
  
4,144 ft (1,263 m)

GNIS feature ID
  
1136925

Worden, Oregon

Worden is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. It is about 14 miles (23 km) south of Klamath Falls and 3 miles (5 km) north of the Oregon–California border on U.S. Route 97.

Map of Worden, OR 97603, USA

The townsite of Worden was purchased and laid out by William S. Worden, a member of a family of early Klamath County settlers. William Worden was a right-of-way agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) during the time SP predecessor Oregon Eastern Railway was building a railroad into Klamath Falls. He was later elected Klamath County judge. Worden station near Dallas in Polk County on the SP Falls City Line may have also been named for William Worden. Worden post office was established in 1910.

As of 1990, Worden had a 24-hour café and truck stop.

References

Worden, Oregon Wikipedia