Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
Although we found mention of Worden during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Worden had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Worden (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Worden. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Worden ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
Another variation: Warden.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Worden is located in Douglas County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Osage & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Worden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Worden:
- Douglas County (The home county of Worden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
- Globe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Lone Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Baldwin City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
- Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <3>
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Vinland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sibleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Clearfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Kanwaka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <3>
- Stull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Anderson County
- Greeley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Greeley is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <3>
- Greeley
- Coffey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
- Agricola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Coffey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
- Centropolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Ottawa Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Richter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Le Loup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <3>
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
- Wellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <3>
- Peoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Imes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Homewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Ransomville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
- Rantoul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
- Williamstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Medina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
- Newman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Thompsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Grantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Lakeside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Hilldale South
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilldale South have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Hilldale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - McLouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
- McLouth is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <3>
- West Shore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Meriden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Meriden is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <3>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
- Edgerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <3>
- Clearview City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Gardner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
- De Soto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <3>
- Clare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Spring Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <3>
- Olathe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Tonganoxie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <3>
- Loring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
- Stanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Hillsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Osawatomie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osawatomie
- Osawatomie is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osawatomie <3>
- Paola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
- Paola is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paola <3>
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
- Overbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Overbrook is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <3>
- Quenemo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Vassar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
- Vassar is located in Osage County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vassar <3>
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Mineral Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Scranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <3>
- Lyndon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Lyndon is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>
- Melvern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <3>
- Burlingame
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <3>
- Osage City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Osage City is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <3>
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Watson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Berryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Cullen Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Pauline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Tecumseh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <3>
- Highland Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Topeka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
- Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <3>
- North Topeka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Worden, see our County-by-County Page for Worden.
Newspapers Published in Worden ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Worden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Worden, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Worden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Worden:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Kansas Historical Society
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coffey County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leavenworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Miami County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Osage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawnee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Anderson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Douglas County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Douglas County
Cemeteries Near Worden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Worden.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Worden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
- St. John's Friedhof
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- The St. John's Friedhof has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Friedhof
- Worden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worden Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
- Colyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colyer Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Centropolis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centropolis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centropolis Cemetery
- Washington Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Kaub Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaub Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaub Cemetery
- Flory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flory Cemetery
- Dodder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodder Cemetery
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Prairie City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie City Cemetery
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brumbaugh Cemetery
- Ulrich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulrich Cemetery
- Prairie City Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Worden had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
- Globe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Centropolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Baldwin City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
- Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <3>
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Vinland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Richter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Le Loup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Black Jack ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Overbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Overbrook is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <3>
- Michigan Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
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- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <3>
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
- Clearfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Ottawa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Worden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Worden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Worden and then turned west". While Worden could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Worden as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Worden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Kansas community named Worden. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Worden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Worden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7822, Longitude: -95.3344 In this case, the coordinates for Worden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |