Welcome to Ged ...

Ged is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ged, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Ged is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Ged: (337)

Communities Also Named Ged ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ged - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Ged ...

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

• Sulphur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
  • Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <4>
• Orange
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Bridge City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
  • Bridge City is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <4>
• Vinton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• West Orange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
  • West Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Orange <4>
• Pinehurst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Orange County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
• Edgerly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Starks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
  • Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starks <4>
• Carlyss
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
  • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Deweyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
  • Deweyville is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <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 Ged. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ged.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ged ...

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

Adding Ged to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ged post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ged.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/