Gordonsville, Minnesota

Gordonsville, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Gordonsville, Minnesota
Gordonsville, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°30′46″N 93°15′13″W / 43.51278°N 93.25361°W / 43.51278; -93.25361Coordinates: 43°30′46″N 93°15′13″W / 43.51278°N 93.25361°W / 43.51278; -93.25361
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Freeborn
Elevation 1,217 ft (371 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 644276[1]

Gordonsville is an unincorporated community in Freeborn County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

A post office was established at Gordonsville in 1862, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965.[2][3] The community derives its name from T. J. Gordon and W. H. H. Gordon, father and son, who both served as early postmasters.[4] Gordonsville was platted in 1880.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gordonsville, Minnesota
  2. ↑ "Freeborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gordonsville Post Office (historical)
  4. 1 2 Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 201.


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