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Gordon is located in West Virginia
Gordon
Gordon
Location in West Virginia
Gordon is located in the United States
Gordon
Gordon
Location in the United States
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Boone
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25093
Area code(s) 304 and 681
GNIS feature ID 1554583

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 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.

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