Welcome to Worden ...
So far, we found very little information about Worden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Worden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Worden, please Contact Us.
Worden would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.
The location of Worden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Worden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Worden is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Worden was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Worden still existed, it would have been in the (715) & (534)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Worden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Worden - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Ohio and Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Worden.
Communities near Worden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Worden.
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Thorp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Cadott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Owen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Fairchild
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Boyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Withee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Gilman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Worden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Worden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Worden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Worden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Worden. See our Newspapers Page for Worden.
Adding Worden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Worden in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Worden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Worden post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Worden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Worden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Worden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |