Welcome to Gordonton ...

Gordonton is located in Person County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gordonton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Gordonton is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gordonton lies within the (336) area code.

Communities near Gordonton ...

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

• Mebane
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
  • Mebane is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
• Roxboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
  • Roxboro is located in Person County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
• Hillsborough
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
  • Hillsborough is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <4>
• Haw River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
  • Haw River is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <4>
• Green Level
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
  • Green Level is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
• Yanceyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
  • Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yanceyville <4>
• Milton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Caswell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Hurdle Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdle Mills
  • Hurdle Mills is located in Person County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdle Mills <4>
• Prospect Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
  • Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
• Allens Level
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
  • Allens Level is located in Person 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 Gordonton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gordonton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gordonton ...

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

Adding Gordonton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gordonton post office opened in 1830.

We also found Gordonton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gordonton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/