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Welcome to Gordonville ...

Gordonville is located in Midland County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Gordonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Gordonville is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gordonville lies within the (989) area code.

Communities Also Named Gordonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Gordonville - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gordonville.

Communities near Gordonville ...

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

  • Midland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Gratiot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
  • Saint Louis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Auburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shepherd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Breckenridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
  • Coleman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Merrill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Porter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Porter is located in Midland 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 Gordonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gordonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gordonville ...

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

Adding Gordonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gordonville 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 Gordonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gordonville post office opened in 1906.

We also found Gordonville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gordonville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gordonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Midland County: www.co.midland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Midland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gordonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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