Welcome to Gann ...

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

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

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Gann would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gann, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gann is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Gann was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Gann ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gann - they are located in Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Gann ...

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

• Mena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mena is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <4>
• Wickes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Wickes is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <4>
• Hatfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatfield is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <4>
• Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <4>
• Smithville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Smithville is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Vandervoort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
• Dallas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
• Mountain Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
• Rich Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
• Hatton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hatton is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton

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 Gann. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gann.

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

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

Adding Gann to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gann in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Gann post office opened in 1895. The Gann post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gann.