Gordonsville, Minnesota

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Gordonsville
Unincorporated community
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Gordonsville
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Gordonsville
Coordinates: 43°30′46″N93°15′13″W / 43.51278°N 93.25361°W / 43.51278; -93.25361
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 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  201.


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