Gordonville, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
• Legal status: Village
• Population: 425 (Change since 1990: +23.2%)
• Founded: 1857 by Sam Gordon
• Name origin: Sam Gordon

Geography

• Located on MO 25 at Route K and Route Z
• Latitude: 37°18'40" N   (+37.3111)
• Longitude: 89°40'45" W   (-89.6792)
• Elevation: 370 feet above sea level
• Civil township: Hubble
• Land area: 0.81 square miles (516.0 acres)

As the crow flies, Gordonville is...

• 3.7 miles SE of Tilsit
• 4.2 miles N of Dutchtown
• 4.9 miles S of Jackson
• 6.0 miles NW of Nash
• 6.1 miles N of Blomeyer
• 7.3 miles W of Cape Girardeau
• 7.4 miles NE of Allenville
• 7.8 miles N of Rockview
• 8.0 miles SE of Burfordville
• 8.3 miles NE of Whitewater
• 95.2 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for Sam Gordon, town founder.

Timeline

ca. 1846

Gordon family settled on the present site of the town.

1857

Sam Gordon opened a story and the place became known as Gordonville.

Demographics