Welcome to Gordonsville ...

Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gordonsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Gordonsville is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gordonsville is within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Gordonsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Gordonsville - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, New Brunswick, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gordonsville ...

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

• Austin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Albert Lea
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Lea
  • Albert Lea is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert Lea <4>
• Lake Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
  • Lake Mills is located in Winnebago County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mills <4>
• Northwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Worth County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <4>
• Manly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
  • Manly is located in Worth County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manly <4>
• Saint Ansgar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
  • Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <4>
• Clarks Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
  • Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <4>
• Alden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
• Glenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <4>
• Lyle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Lyle is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <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 Gordonsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gordonsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gordonsville ...

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

Adding Gordonsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gordonsville post office opened in 1862.

We also found Gordonsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gordonsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Freeborn County: www.co.freeborn.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/