Gordon County School District
Encyclopedia
The Gordon County School District is a public school district in Gordon County
, Georgia
, USA, based in Calhoun
, Georgia
. It serves the communities of Calhoun
, Cash
, Damascus
, Fairmount
, New Town
, Plainville
, Ranger
, Red Bud
, Resaca
, Sonoraville, and Sugar Valley
, Georgia
.
Gordon County, Georgia
Gordon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 44,104. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 52,044. The county seat is Calhoun.- History :...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, USA, based in Calhoun
Calhoun, Georgia
Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,650. The city is the county seat of Gordon County.-Geography:Calhoun is located at , along the Oostanaula River....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. It serves the communities of Calhoun
Calhoun, Georgia
Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,650. The city is the county seat of Gordon County.-Geography:Calhoun is located at , along the Oostanaula River....
, Cash
Cash, Georgia
Cash is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. Cash is located on County Road 373 east of Calhoun, and between Sonoraville and Red Bud....
, Damascus
Damascus, Gordon County, Georgia
Damascus is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. Damascus is located at the intersection of Interstate 75/Georgia State Route 401 and U.S. Route 41/Georgia State Route 3 north of Calhoun....
, Fairmount
Fairmount, Georgia
Fairmount is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. Gordon County is home to New Echota, which was once the Cherokee Nation's capital. It was the origin of the Cherokee written language and newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix....
, New Town
New Town, Georgia
New Town is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. New Town is located northeast of Calhoun. New Town is near the New Echota historic site, which was formerly part of the Cherokee Nation....
, Plainville
Plainville, Georgia
Plainville is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. The population of Plainville was 257 at the 2000 census.-History:Built near a vein of clay useful in the manufacture of bricks and with a railroad line passing through the city, Plainville grew as a brick-building city through the 20th...
, Ranger
Ranger, Georgia
Ranger is a town in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 85 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ranger is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
, Red Bud
Red Bud, Georgia
Red Bud is a small unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia, United States.-Education:Red Bud Elementary Red Bud school once comprised grades 1-12, but was closed down to all grades but k-5 after the 1991-1992 school year....
, Resaca
Resaca, Georgia
Resaca is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, and Whitfield County, Georgia along the Oostanaula River. The population was 815 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Resaca is located at ....
, Sonoraville, and Sugar Valley
Sugar Valley, Georgia
Sugar Valley is a very small unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia, United States, northwest of Calhoun and east of Horn Mountain Ridge. Georgia Highway 136 runs through the center of the town.-Geography:...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
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Schools
The Gordon County School District has six elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools.Elementary schools
- Belwood Elementary School
- Fairmount Elementary School
- Red Bud Elementary School
- Sonoraville Elementary School
- W. L. Swain Elementary School
- Max V. Tolbert Elementary School