Welcome to Gerty ...

The town of Gerty is located in Hughes County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gerty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gerty has a population of 108 people<3> (see below for details).

Gerty is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gerty had an population of 108 people. This is a decrease of 8.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gerty had a population of 118 people. This makes Gerty the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 118 people, the population of Gerty increased 16.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 101 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gerty.

Communities near Gerty ...

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

• Holdenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdenville
  • Holdenville is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdenville <5>
• Allen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <5>
• Stonewall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Stonewall is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonewall <5>
• Francis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Francis is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francis <5>
• Tupelo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
  • Tupelo is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <5>
• Calvin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • Calvin is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <5>
• Spaulding
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
  • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
• Stuart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <5>
• Sasakwa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasakwa
  • Sasakwa is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sasakwa <5>
• Horntown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
  • Horntown is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 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 Gerty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gerty.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gerty ...

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

Adding Gerty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gerty 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 Gerty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gerty post office opened in 1910.

We also found Gerty on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/