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 the earliest mention that we've 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 altitude 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).
The Area Codes where Gerrard was located: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<3>
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 (so far) 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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gerrard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gerrard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Gerrard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Gerrard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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