Gordon is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Butler County, Kansas
Butler County (county code BU) is a county in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Kansas and is the largest county in the state by total area. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 67,380. Its county seat is El Dorado and its m ...
, United States.
History
A post office existed in Gordon from June 30, 1884, to June 30, 1936.
Gordon was a station on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison, Kansas, Atchison and Top ...
.
Education
The community is served by
Augusta USD 402 public school district.
Notable people
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Tom Sturdivant
Thomas Virgil Sturdivant (April 28, 1930 – February 28, 2009), nicknamed "Snake", was an American pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, a ...
, baseball player.
*
Rosalie E. Wahl
Sara Rosalie Wahl (née Erwin; August 27, 1924 – July 22, 2013) was an American lawyer and judge and the first woman to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Early life of adversity and tragedy
Born in Caney, Kansas, Wahl suffered several tr ...
, Minnesota Supreme Court justice, was born in Gordon.
Minnesota Historical Society Biographical Sketch of Justice Rosalie Wahl
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References
Further reading
External links
* Butler County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Butler County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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