Waconda, Oregon

Waconda
Waconda
Unincorporated community
	Former Oregon Electric substation at Waconda
	Waconda Location within the state of Oregon Waconda Waconda (the United States)
	Coordinates: 45°4′31″N 122°58′37″W / 45.07528°N 122.97694°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Marion
Elevation	177 ft (54 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

Waconda is a historic unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States, near the crossroads of River Road Rd NE and Waconda Road NE on the French Prairie.^[2]

Waconda was once a station on the Oregon Electric Railway and it formerly had a post office by the same name.^[3]^[4] The station was named when the railroad was built through the area in 1907, and the post office was established in 1912.^[3] There was previously a community called Waconda about a mile south of Gervais established in 1870 on the former line of the Oregon & California Railroad (now owned by Union Pacific).^[3] The name may come from the Great Plains Native American word "Wakonda" (something consecrated).^[3] Waconda was one of a series of OE stations with Native American names; one station to the south was named for Chinookan leader Comcomly and the next one to the north was named for Kalapuyan "Chief" Quinaby.

In 1915, Waconda had a store and a population of 40.^[1]^[5] An American Foursquare house near the ruins of the OE station once served as the post office and is still standing.^[5]

Agriculture in the area includes the growing of hops, berries, fruit, and the production dairy products.^[1]