[2] Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Plaster Rock and the local service district of the parish of Gordon,[3] both of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).

[4] The parish was named in honour of Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick at the time.

[6] Three months later the Carleton County line was restored to its pre-1854 course,[7] removing part of Gordon.

In 1871 all of Gordon north of a line true east and west from the southern end of Long Island in the Tobique River was erected as Lorne Parish.

[10][11][16] bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use Bodies of water[d] at least partly within the parish.