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GORDONVILLE, TEXAS

Grayson County, Central Texas North

33° 47' 44" N, 96° 51' 10" W (33.795556, -96.852778)

FM 901 on Lake Texoma
NW of Sherman the county seat
12 Miles N of Whitesboro
N of Denton
NE of Gainsville
Population: 165 (2000) 220 (1990)

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Gordonville TX - Closed Gas Station

Closed Gas Station
Photo courtesy Mike Price, 2007
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History in a Pecan Shell

The seclusion of this part of Grayson County made it a sanctuary for William Clarke Quantrill and his guerillas during the Civil War. One of Quantrill’s captains was Silas Gordon, a man who served as the unit’s treasurer. After Quantrill permanently left the area, Gordon stayed here and opened a trading post and when a post office was granted, it was Gordon’s name that was submitted

After the Civil War the community became part of a sheep ranch before it was sold (in 1872) to a man named Mark Clayton who opened a general store here.

Gordonville enjoyed its tranquility and reported no disasters or calamities for decades. Growth was slow but steady. In the mid 1920s it reached its zenith with a headcount of 300.

After the Great Depression and WWII, the town was left with a population of 200. The Gordonville school eventully merged with the one in Whitesboro. The Census count for 2000 was 165 people.

Gordonville TX - Restaurant For Sale
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Take a road trip

Gordonville, Texas Nearby Towns:
Sherman the county seat
Lake Texoma
Whitesboro
Denton
Gainsville
Dallas
Fort Worth

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