Gordonsville, Minnesota

Gordonsville
Gordonsville
Unincorporated community
	Gordonsville Gordonsville
	Coordinates: 43°30′46″N 93°15′13″W / 43.51278°N 93.25361°W
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	507
GNIS feature ID	644276

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

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

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[gnis-1] 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)

[Upham_201-4] Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 201.

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