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Welcome to Gordola ...

Gordola is located in Santa Cruz County<1>.

Gordola is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gordola lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gordola: 831

Communities near Gordola ...

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

  • Santa Cruz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Scotts Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Capitola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Monte Sereno
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonny Doon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Davenport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Davenport Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Landing
    • Davenport Landing is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Paradise Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Felton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Hermon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Gordola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gordola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gordola. 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 Gordola.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gordola ...

Looking for more information about Gordola? 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 Gordola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gordola.

Adding Gordola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gordola 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 Gordola was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gordola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gordola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.