Gordon, West Virginia

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Gordon
Unincorporated community
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Gordon
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Gordon
Gordon (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°59′13″N81°41′43″W / 37.98694°N 81.69528°W / 37.98694; -81.69528
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Boone
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25093 [1]
Area codes 304 and 681
GNIS feature ID1554583 [2]

Gordon is an unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Gordon is approximately 12 miles from Madison. Gordon is accessible from Boone County Route 26, which is located right off West Virginia Route 85 at the Van Bridge split.

Gordon was named in 1883-1884 by Asa White, the postmaster, after a favorite nephew, Gordon Mason. It has also been known as Detroit for the Detroit Mining Company which had a mine there. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Gordon ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gordon, West Virginia
  3. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 277.
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