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Introduction ...

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.

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.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Worden is historic, it would have been located within present day Clark County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Chippewa, Eau Claire, Jackson, Marathon, Taylor & Wood.

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:

  • Clark County     (The home county of Worden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
    • Eidsvold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
      • Eidsvold is located in Clark County
    • Reseburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
      • Reseburg is located in Clark County
    • Thorp
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
      • Thorp is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
    • Eadsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
      • Eadsville is located in Clark County
    • Willard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Clark County
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Atwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Clark County
    • Globe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Clark County
    • Loyal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Loyal is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Curtiss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
      • Curtiss is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
    • Stanley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
    • Boyd
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Cadott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
      • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Drywood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
      • Drywood is located in Chippewa County
    • Lake Wissota
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wissota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
      • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
    • Cornell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
    • Chippewa Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
      • Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
    • Irvine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Chippewa County
    • Lake Hallie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
      • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
    • Eagleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
      • Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
    • Augusta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
    • Fairchild
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchild have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
      • Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Hay Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
      • Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
    • Fall Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Seymour
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
    • Allen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Eau Claire County
    • Altoona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
    • Eau Claire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
      • Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
    • Requa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
      • Requa is located in Jackson County
    • Merrillan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
      • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
    • Unity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Spencer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Rusk County
    • Sheldon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.
    • Lublin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
      • Lublin is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Polley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
      • Polley is located in Taylor County
    • 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
    • Hughey ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
      • Hughey is located in Taylor County
    • Stetsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
      • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Trempealeau County
    • Osseo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
      • Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 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 43 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]<3>. 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 first visit 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:

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.

  • Worden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
  • Germanian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germanian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germanian Cemetery
  • East Side Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Side Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Eidsvold Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eidsvold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eidsvold Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
  • St. Hedwig Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hedwig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hedwig Cemetery
  • St. Hedwig Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hedwig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hedwig Cemetery
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • East Thorp Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Thorp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Thorp Cemetery
    • St. Bernard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernard Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union 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.

While we didn't find Worden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Worden.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Worden, with the one closest to Worden listed first.

  • Eidsvold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
    • Eidsvold is located in Clark County
  • Stanley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Thorp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
    • Thorp is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Lombard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
    • Lombard is located in Clark County
  • Edson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
    • Edson is located in Chippewa County
  • Boyd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Ludington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
  • Longwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Longwood is located in Clark County
  • Cadott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
    • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • 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
  • Huron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Chippewa County
  • 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Drywood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
      • Drywood is located in Chippewa County
    • Augusta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
    • Fairchild
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchild have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
      • Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people

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.

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 44.8866, Longitude: -90.8818       In this case, the coordinates for Worden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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