Gordon, Kansas Explained

Gordon, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Butler Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Butler County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Gordon
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:37.5886°N -96.9906°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Butler
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1217
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:20-26950
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:475032

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.[1]

Gordon was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[2]

Education

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

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 5 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009125851/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ABU . 9 October 2013 .
  2. Book: Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. . Standard Publishing Company . Blackmar, Frank Wilson . 1912 . 765.
  3. http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00430.xml Minnesota Historical Society Biographical Sketch of Justice Rosalie Wahl