Gordon, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
37°35′19″N 96°59′26″W / 37.58861°N 96.99056°W / 37.58861; -96.99056[1][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]
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
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gordon, Kansas
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 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
- Butler County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Kansas, United States
County seat: El Dorado
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