Welcome to Gerrard ...

So far, we found very little information about Gerrard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gerrard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gerrard, please Contact Us.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gerrard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Gerrard: Named after George Bentley Gerrard.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gerrard is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Gerrard is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Gerrard was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP).

Note: If you travel east from Gerrard (for example, toward Radium Hot Springs), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

If Gerrard still existed, it would have been in the (250) & (778)<3> area codes.

Communities Also Named Gerrard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gerrard - they are located in Colorado and Idaho.

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

Communities near Gerrard ...

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

• Poplar Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
• Ferguson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
• Trout Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
• Howser
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howser
• Meadow Creek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
• Beaton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaton
  • Former name for Beaton:
  • Thomson's Landing
  • Beaton has also been known as:
  • Evansport
• Comaplix ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Comaplix. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comaplix
• Glenbank
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbank
• Argenta
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <6>
• Lardeau
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lardeau

Adding Gerrard to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Gerrard was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerrard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/