Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Gordon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gordon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Gordon is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Gordon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gordon:
- Butler County (The home county of Gordon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Bois d'Arc
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bois d'Arc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Salter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Douglass
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Douglass is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglass <3>
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smileyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smileyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <3>
- Lorena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haverhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Pickrell Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickrell Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
- Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
- Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
- Prairie Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Udall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Udall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Udall is located in Cowley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Udall <3>
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Floral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Cowley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <3>
- Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- New Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Burden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kellogg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Glen Crouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Crouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
- Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harvey County
- Annelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Annelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Derby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <3>
- Mulvane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulvane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Mulvane is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulvane <3>
- Eastborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Waco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Bel Aire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bel Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
- Bel Aire is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Aire <3>
- Haysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Haysville is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysville <3>
- Wego-Waco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
- Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Wichita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kechi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kechi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
- Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <3>
- Cow Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Oatville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Belle Plaine is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <3>
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
- Cicero
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cicero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Paton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Paton is located in Sumner County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gordon, see our County-by-County Page for Gordon.
Cemeteries Near Gordon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gordon.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gordon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Haskin Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
- The Cumberland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Bible Church Cemetery
- Little Walnut Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92904 <4>
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Golden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- High Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Prairie Cemetery
- The High Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCabe Cemetery
- Muddy Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92996 <4>
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglass Cemetery
- The Douglass Cemetery has also been known as:
- Douglass City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92302 <4>
- Dunlap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunlap Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunlap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muqbra Muslim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (124 more) ...
- Garrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gordon had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Douglass
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Douglass is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglass <3>
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <3>
- Lorena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haverhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
- Towanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
- Towanda is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <3>
- Derby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <3>
- Mulvane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulvane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Mulvane is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulvane <3>
- Udall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Udall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Udall is located in Cowley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Udall <3>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <3>
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Akron is located in Cowley County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gordon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gordon.
Newspapers Published in Gordon ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gordon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gordon, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gordon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gordon:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cowley County
- Harvey County
- Sedgwick County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 Butler County: www.bucoks.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
<5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gordon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gordon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gordon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5886, Longitude: -96.9906 In this case, the coordinates for Gordon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |