Welcome to Gordon ...
Gordon is located in Douglas County<1>.
The location of Gordon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gordon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Gordon is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Gordon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Gordon: (715) and (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Gordon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Gordon - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (4), Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gordon.
Communities near Gordon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gordon.
- Hawthorne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Lake Nebagamon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Solon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
- Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Minong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Sauntry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Bennett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Moose Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
- Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
- Hayward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Phipps
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Seeley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Seeley is located in Sawyer 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 Gordon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gordon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gordon. 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 Gordon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gordon. See our Newspapers Page for Gordon.
Adding Gordon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gordon 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 Gordon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gordon post office opened in 1882.
We also found Gordon on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gordon.
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 Douglas County: www.douglascountywi.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Douglas, 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 Gordon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |