Welcome to Gourd ...

Gourd is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The location of Gourd has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gourd, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Gourd is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gourd lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gourd is within the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Gourd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gourd - it's located in Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gourd.

Communities near Gourd ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gourd.

• Monticello
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Drew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Dumas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
  • Dumas is located in Desha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumas <4>
• McGehee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee
  • McGehee is located in Desha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGehee <4>
• Star City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Star City is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star City <4>
• Gould
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Gould is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
• Grady
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Grady is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <4>
• Mitchellville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
• Tillar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
  • Tillar is located in Drew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
• Watson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in Desha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>
• Winchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Drew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gourd. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gourd.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gourd. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gourd.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gourd. See our Newspapers Page for Gourd.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gourd ...

Looking for more information about Gourd? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gourd, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gourd.

Adding Gourd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gourd in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gourd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gourd post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gourd.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gourd. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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