Worden, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Keno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97603. The Survey maps it on the Worden quadrangle. It stands 4,144 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Worden quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Worden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 248 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MILL |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | CINDER PIT |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | FLAT |
| 2 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge | TOM |
| 9 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge | TIRE |
| 7 August 2001 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge | DRAIN |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | GRENADA |
| 5 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge | BEAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Worden: 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath Strait Bridge | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lowlands Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Cinder Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Klamath Strait Bridge | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lowland Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland | 6.4 miles | 21 | |
| Keno | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Plevna (historical) | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Falcon Heights | 8.6 miles | 21 | |
| West Klamath (historical) | 9.1 miles | 21 | |
| Merganser (historical) | 9.8 miles | 21 | |
| Fairhaven | 9.8 miles | 21 | |
| Chase (historical) | 9.9 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Worden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8034384 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136925. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.






