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Welcome to Gordon ...

Gordon is located in Douglas County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gordon: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for Gordon: 54838<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)
    • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Lake Nebagamon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Solon Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Minong
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Minong is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Sauntry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
  • Bennett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bennett is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Moose Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
  • Hayward
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hayward is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Phipps
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Phipps is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
  • Seeley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Seeley is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley

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 (so far) 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. The Gordon post office closed in 1993.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gordon.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Gordon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Gordon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Gordon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Gordon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gordon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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