Welcome to Gays Ferry ...
Gays Ferry is located in Choctaw County<1>.
Gays Ferry is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gays Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Gays Ferry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gays Ferry.
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lisman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Toxey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Myrtlewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Needham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Lavaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Putnam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Morvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
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 Gays Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gays Ferry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gays Ferry. 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 Gays Ferry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gays Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Gays Ferry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gays Ferry ...
Looking for more information about Gays Ferry? 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 Gays Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gays Ferry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gays Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |