Gordon is a former community in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. It was first settled in 1875 by Tom Gordon, an Irish immigrant,[1] and formally established with a post office in 1896, which only operated from July to December that year before closing.[1] Gordon is contemporarily considered a ghost town.[2]

Gordon, Oregon
Gordon, Oregon is located in Oregon
Gordon, Oregon
Gordon, Oregon
Gordon, Oregon is located in the United States
Gordon, Oregon
Gordon, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°29′59″N 120°43′44″W / 45.499850°N 120.728870°W / 45.499850; -120.728870
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountySherman
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

References edit

  1. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (1974) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (4th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 318. OCLC 1135868.
  2. ^ "Ghost Towns of the Old West". Sherman County, Oregon. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019.