Welcome to Giro ...

Giro is located in Gibson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Giro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Giro is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Giro is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Giro: (812)

Communities near Giro ...

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

• Vincennes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <3>
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
• Princeton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Lawrenceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <3>
• Fort Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
  • Fort Branch is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <3>
• Oakland City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City
  • Oakland City is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland City <3>
• Petersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
• Winslow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <3>
• Patoka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 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 Giro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Giro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Giro. 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 Giro.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Giro ...

Looking for more information about Giro? 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 Giro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Giro.

Adding Giro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Giro 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 Giro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Giro post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Giro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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