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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>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Geices, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Geices was located: 301, 227 & 240<4>

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)
  • Salisbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Friendsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Deer Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 (so far) for Geices was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geices.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Geices - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Geices area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Geices area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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