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Welcome to Gordonsville ...

The town of Gordonsville is located in Smith County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gordonsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gordonsville has a population of 1,240 people<2> (see below for details).

Gordonsville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Gordonsville and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Gordonsville: 615 & 629<4>

The ZIP code for Gordonsville: 38563<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gordonsville had an population of 1,240 people. This is an increase of 2.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gordonsville had a population of 1,213 people (or 6.34% of the total population of Smith County). This makes Gordonsville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Gordonsville represents 0.02% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 219th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,213 people, the population of Gordonsville increased 13.79% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,066 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gordonsville.

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, Minnesota, New Brunswick 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.

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gordonsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Gordonsville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gordonsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gordonsville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gordonsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Gordonsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Gordonsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Gordonsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gordonsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.