Gordon, Kansas

Gordon, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Butler County (legend)
KDOT map of Butler County (legend)
Gordon is located in Kansas
Gordon
Gordon
Location within Kansas
Gordon is located in the United States
Gordon
Gordon
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 37°35′19″N 96°59′26″W / 37.58861°N 96.99056°W / 37.58861; -96.99056
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyButler
Elevation
1,217 ft (371 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code20-26950
GNIS ID475032

Gordon is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.

History

A post office existed in Gordon from June 30, 1884, to June 30, 1936.

Gordon was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

Education

The community is served by Augusta USD 402 public school district.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gordon, Kansas
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 765.
  4. ↑ Minnesota Historical Society Biographical Sketch of Justice Rosalie Wahl

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