Gordonville, Texas facts for kids
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Gordonville, Texas
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 Gordonville, Texas
Location in Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Grayson |
| Named for | Silas M. Gordon |
| Area | |
| • Unincorporated community | 27.77 sq mi (71.9 km2) |
| • Land | 22.63 sq mi (58.6 km2) |
| • Water | 5.14 sq mi (13.3 km2) |
| • Metro | 979 sq mi (2,536 km2) |
| Population
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| • Unincorporated community | 1,714 |
| • Density | 76/sq mi (29/km2) |
| • Metro | 120,877 |
| • Metro density | 130/sq mi (50/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes |
76245
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| Area code(s) | 903 |
Gordonville is a small place in the northwest part of Grayson County, Texas, in the United States. It's called an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a city or town with its own local government.
A Look Back in Time
Gordonville is located right next to Farm to Market Road 901. It also sits on the edge of a big lake called Lake Texoma.
For many years, before 1872, this area was a large sheep ranch. Imagine lots of sheep grazing here!
During the American Civil War, a man named William Quantrill and his group often came to Gordonville. Quantrill decided to name this place. He named it after his treasurer, a person who handled money, whose name was Silas M. Gordon. That's how Gordonville got its name!
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