About Gordon County

About Gordon County

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some basic Gordon County historical information
Originally Cherokee land and hunting grounds.
Gordon County was created February 13, 1850. It was organized from parent counties, Floyd and Cass (later Bartow) Counties.
Gordon County's boundaries were changed many times between 1852 and 1877. If you are researching persons from that area during that time period you might try looking in Cass (Bartow), Floyd, Murray, Pickens, and Walker counties. Gordon County's original boundaries
Gordon County is named for William Washington Gordon I (1796 - 1842) of Savannah. For more information and links about William Washington Gordon - click here.
Cities/Towns: Calhoun; Fairmont; Ranger; Resaca; Plainville; Sugar Valley.
The County Seat of Gordon County is Calhoun, Georgia, Land of the Cherokee. Click link for more information on Calhoun.
Gordon County connections to history:
	New Echota - in the early 1800s this was the last capitol of the Cherokee Nation.
	Trail of Tears
	Sequoyah
	John Ross
	Elias and Harriet Boudinot of New Echota

Historical Markers
	Historical Marker - Gordon County Courthouse
	Historical Marker - New Echota Ferry
	Historical Marker - Trail of Tears
	Historical Marker - Battle of Resaca
	Historical Marker - Confederate Cemetery Resaca
	Historical Marker - Old Sonora P. O.
	Historical Marker - National Historic Site - Resaca Battlefield
Maps

research assistance and links
Gordon County Courthouse PO Box 580 Calhoun, GA 30703-0580 Phone: 706.629.3795	Calhoun - Gordon County Library 100 North Park Avenue Calhoun, GA 30701 Phone: 706.624.1456 FAX: 706.624.1458
www.gordoncounty.org	Gordon County Stats (Fed MapStats Web Page)
Gordon County Chamber of Commerce	QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau Stats)
National Register of Historic Places - Gordon County	maps