Waconda, Oregon

Waconda
Unincorporated community
Former Oregon Electric substation at Waconda
Waconda
Location within the state of Oregon
Waconda
Waconda (the US)
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 UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
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 2 "Waconda (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Salem (Oregon) Online History - Oregon Electric Railway: Waconda, Hopmere, and Quinaby Stations". salemhistory.net.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waconda Post Office (historical)


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