Welcome to Gordon ...

The village of Gordon is located in Darke County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Gordon: GOHR-duhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gordon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gordon has a population of 208 people<4> (see below for details).

Gordon is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Websites for Gordon ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gordon, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gordon had an population of 208 people. This is a decrease of 1.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gordon had a population of 212 people. This makes Gordon the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 212 people, the population of Gordon increased 11.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 190 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gordon.

Communities Also Named Gordon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Gordon: This one is located in Darke County and the other is located in Morgan County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, 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.

• Troy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
• Trotwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <6>
• Vandalia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <6>
• Englewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <6>
• Clayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
• Greenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
• Tipp City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipp City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipp City
  • Tipp City is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipp City <6>
• Eaton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <6>
• Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
• Brookville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <6>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Gordon post office opened in 1853.

We also found Gordon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Darke County: www.co.darke.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/