Welcome to Vorden ...
Vorden is located in Sacramento County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vorden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Vorden is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Vorden lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Vorden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vorden.
- Elk Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rio Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxford
- From Vorden to Oxford
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokelumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Hood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Vorden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vorden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vorden. 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 Vorden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vorden. See our Newspapers Page for Vorden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vorden ...
Looking for more information about Vorden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Vorden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vorden.
Adding Vorden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vorden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vorden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Vorden post office opened in 1902.
We also found Vorden on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vorden.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sacramento, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vorden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |