Welcome to Gordon ...

Gordon is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gordon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Gordon is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Gordon (for example, toward Carlisle (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Gordon is located in the (618) area code.

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, 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.

• Lawrenceville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Sullivan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Oblong
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <4>
• Palestine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
• Shelburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <4>
• Carlisle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Oaktown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
  • Oaktown is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <4>
• Hutsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutsonville
  • Hutsonville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutsonville <4>
• Flat Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Sainte Marie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
  • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Gordon post office opened in 1882.

We also found Gordon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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.

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