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Welcome to Gerlane ...

Gerlane is located in Barber County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gerlane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Gerlane is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gerlane: 620

Communities near Gerlane ...

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

  • Medicine Lodge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kiowa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Attica
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <3>
  • Burlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
  • Hardtner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Barber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Former name for Sharon:
    • Bible Valley
  • Hazelton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Capron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pixley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pixley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
    • Pixley is located in Barber County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pixley
    • From Gerlane to Pixley
  • Stubbs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gerlane ...

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

Adding Gerlane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gerlane 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 Gerlane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Gerlane post office opened in 1909.

We also found Gerlane on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerlane.

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Barber, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gerlane - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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