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Welcome to Gerald ...

Gerald is located in Champaign County<1>.

Gerald is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Gerald (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Gerald: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Gerald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Gerald: This one is located in Champaign County and the other is located in Vermilion County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 10 communities that are also named Gerald - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Saskatchewan and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Gerald ...

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

  • Champaign
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Urbana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
  • Danville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rantoul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hoopeston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Paxton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Joseph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
  • Catlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
  • Oakwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gerald ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gerald - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Gerald area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Gerald area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.