Borden is a small town and locality in the Shire of Gnowangerup, Great Southern region of Western Australia.

[7] The area near Paper Collar Creek near where the town stands was a meeting point for sandalwood cutters in the 1840s for when they used to head to the port at Albany.

A telephone connection with Gnowangerup had also been established and mail was being received twice a week by train.

[9] The local agricultural hall, constructed of jarrah and cast iron, was opened in 1928 by the Minister of Lands, Michael H. Troy.

[11] The receival bins are able to handle 170,000 tonnes (167,315 long tons) of grain during harvest times.