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Welcome to Geices ...

So far, we found very little information about Geices. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Geices to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Geices, please Contact Us.

Geices would have been located within present day Garrett County<2>.


The location of Geices has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Geices, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Geices is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Geices was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Geices still existed, it would have been in the (301) & (240)<5> area codes.

Communities near Geices ...

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

  • Terra Alta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Grantsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Confluence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <6>
  • Salisbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Friendsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
    • Friendsville is located in Garrett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <6>
  • Deer Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Garrett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <6>
  • Accident
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Markleysburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Albright
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

Adding Geices to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Geices in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Geices was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geices.

The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Geices, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Garrett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Geices - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (240) is an overlay for area code (301).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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