Welcome to Gertrude ...

Gertrude is located in Bracken County<1>.

The location of Gertrude has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gertrude, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Gertrude is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gertrude lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Gertrude: (606)

Communities Also Named Gertrude ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Gertrude - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Georgia (4), Kansas, North Dakota, Ontario, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gertrude ...

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

• Maysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Bethel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Clermont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
• Falmouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Pendleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
• Ripley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Brown County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Aberdeen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Brown County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Augusta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Bracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <4>
• Felicity
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity
  • Felicity is located in Clermont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felicity <4>
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Mason County
• Brooksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
  • Brooksville is located in Bracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gertrude ...

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

Adding Gertrude to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gertrude post office opened in 1891.

We also found Gertrude in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gertrude.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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