Welcome to Gerald ...

Gerald is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gerald, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Gerald is 420 feet [128 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 Mauckport), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Gerald: (812)

Communities Also Named Gerald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Gerald - they are located in Alabama, Illinois (2), 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.

• Tell City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <4>
• Hardinsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
• Lewisport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <4>
• Cannelton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <4>
• Irvington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• Cloverport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
• Hawesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <4>
• Troy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Leavenworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Alton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 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 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.

Adding Gerald to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gerald 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 for Gerald was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gerald post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerald.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gerald. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountyil.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov