Waconda, Oregon

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Waconda
Unincorporated community
Former Oregon Electric substation at Waconda
Waconda
Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 45°4′31″N 122°58′37″W / 45.07528°N 122.97694°W / 45.07528; -122.97694Coordinates: 45°4′31″N 122°58′37″W / 45.07528°N 122.97694°W / 45.07528; -122.97694
Country United States
State Oregon
County Marion
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
GNIS feature ID 1639341[1]

Waconda is a historic unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States, near the crossroads of River Road and Waconda Road.[1]

Waconda was once a station on the Oregon Electric Railway and it formerly had a post office by the same name.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Waconda (historical)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 
  2. ↑ http://www.salemhistory.net/transportation/electric_railway_waconda.htm
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waconda Post Office (historical)

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Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Oregon, United States
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Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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