Gordon, Kansas
| Gordon, Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Gordon  Gordon | |
| Coordinates: 37°35′19″N 96°59′26″W / 37.58861°N 96.99056°WCoordinates: 37°35′19″N 96°59′26″W / 37.58861°N 96.99056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Elevation | 1,217 ft (371 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 316 |
| GNIS feature ID | 475032[1] |
Gordon is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[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]
Notable people
- Tom Sturdivant, baseball player.
- Rosalie E. Wahl, Minnesota Supreme Court justice, was born in Gordon.[4]
Further reading
References
- 1 2 "Gordon, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 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. p. 765.
- ↑ Minnesota Historical Society Biographical Sketch of Justice Rosalie Wahl
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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