Welcome to Gordon ...

Gordon is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Gordon is located in Marquette County<1>.

The location of Gordon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gordon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gordon is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gordon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Gordon (for example, toward Powers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Gordon: (906)

Communities Also Named Gordon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Gordon - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (4), Maine, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gordon.

Communities near Gordon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gordon.

• Marquette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <4>
• Negaunee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negaunee
  • Negaunee is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negaunee <4>
• Chatham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Alger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Harvey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Harvey is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <4>
• New Dalton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
  • New Dalton is located in Marquette County
• Skandia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia
  • Skandia is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skandia <4>
• Deerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerton
  • Deerton is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerton <4>
• Sands
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
  • Sands is located in Marquette County
• Brookton Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
  • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
• Onota
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
  • Onota is located in Alger County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gordon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gordon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gordon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gordon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gordon. See our Newspapers Page for Gordon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gordon ...

Looking for more information about Gordon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gordon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gordon.

Adding Gordon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gordon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gordon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Gordon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gordon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gordon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/