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Gordon is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[1]
Gordon, Kansas | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 KDOT map of Butler County (legend) | |
  Gordon  Gordon | |
| Coordinates: 37°35′19″N 96°59′26″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Elevation | 1,217 ft (371 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 20-26950 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 475032 [1] |
History
A post office existed in Gordon from June 30, 1884, to June 30, 1936.[2]
Gordon was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[3]
Education
The community is served by Augusta USD 402 public school district.
Notable people
- Tom Sturdivant, baseball player.
- Rosalie E. Wahl, Minnesota Supreme Court justice, was born in Gordon.[4]
References
- "Gordon, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- 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.
- Minnesota Historical Society Biographical Sketch of Justice Rosalie Wahl
Further reading
External links
Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Kansas, United States | ||
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County seat: El Dorado | ||
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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