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Welcome to Gaza ...

Gaza is located in O'Brien County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gaza, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Gaza is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gaza: 712

Communities Also Named Gaza ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gaza - they are located in New Hampshire and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Gaza ...

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

  • Sheldon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hartley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
  • Sanborn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Marcus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Paullina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Primghar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hospers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sutherland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Everly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Everly is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 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 Gaza. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gaza.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaza ...

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

Adding Gaza to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gaza 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 (so far) for Gaza was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gaza post office opened in 1888. The Gaza post office closed in 1971.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaza.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including O'Brien, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gaza - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/