Gordonsville
Unincorporated community
Gordonsville is located in Minnesota
Gordonsville
Gordonsville
Gordonsville is located in the United States
Gordonsville
Gordonsville
Coordinates: 43°30′46″N 93°15′13″W / 43.51278°N 93.25361°W / 43.51278; -93.25361
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyFreeborn
Elevation
1,217 ft (371 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code507
GNIS feature ID644276[1]

Gordonsville is an unincorporated community in Shell Rock Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. It is southeast of Albert Lea, along U.S. Highway 65.[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. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gordonsville, Minnesota
  2. ^ "Freeborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gordonsville Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ a b Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 201.


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