Gordon, West Virginia
| Gordon | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Gordon Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°59′13″N 81°41′43″W / 37.98694°N 81.69528°WCoordinates: 37°59′13″N 81°41′43″W / 37.98694°N 81.69528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Boone |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554583[1] |
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 of 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.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gordon, West Virginia
- ↑ 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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