Gordon, Manitoba

Gordon
Village
Gordon is located in Manitoba
Gordon
Gordon
Location of Gordon in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°00′00″N 97°20′39″W / 50.00000°N 97.34417°W / 50.00000; -97.34417[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Government
 • MP (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman)James Bezan (CPC)
 • MLA (Lakeside)Trevor King (PC)
 • Reeve (R.M. of Rosser)Frances Smee
Elevation
240 m (787 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0H 1E0

Gordon is an unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada, within the Rural Municipality of Rosser. The community is centred on PTH 6, approximately 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) north-west of Winnipeg and 9.5 kilometres (5.9 miles) south-east of Grosse Isle. It is named for James Gordon, who was in charge of leases in the General Manager's Office of the Canadian National Railway.[2]

History

The railway point on the CNR Oak Point subdivision, operated by the Canadian National Railway, was established in 1905.[2] In 1928, a grain elevator was built by Manitoba Pool Elevators. It was closed in 1988 and demolished the next year.[3] A post office was opened in 1929, but it was closed in 1952.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Gordon".
  2. ^ a b c "Geographical Names of Manitoba" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Gordon, RM of Rosser)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved November 1, 2020.