Welcome to Gordon ...

Gordon is located in Walton 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 consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Gordon is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gordon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Gordon: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Gordon ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 36 communities that are also named Gordon - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (4), Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, 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.

• Crestview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
  • Crestview is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestview <5>
• De Funiak Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Funiak Springs
  • De Funiak Springs is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Funiak Springs <5>
• Florala
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
  • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florala <5>
• Paxton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Paxton is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <5>
• Laurel Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Laurel Hill is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Hill <5>
• Lockhart
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
• Svea
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
  • Svea is located in Okaloosa County
• Mossy Head
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Head
  • Mossy Head is located in Walton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossy Head <5>
• Pleasant Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
• Garden City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Okaloosa 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 in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Gordon post office opened in 1896.

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 Walton County: www.co.walton.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/