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Welcome to Worden ...

Worden is located in Washtenaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Worden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Worden is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Worden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Worden: 734

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, Montana, Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin.

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.

  • Ann Arbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Livonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Westland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Farmington Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Novi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Novi is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <3>
  • Dearborn Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Garden City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Inkster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Romulus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ypsilanti
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Worden ...

Looking for more information about Worden? 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 Worden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Worden.

Adding Worden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Worden 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 (so far) for Worden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Worden post office opened in 1881. The Worden post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Worden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Washtenaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Worden - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/