Welcome to Gerry ...

Gerry is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gerry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Gerry is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gerry: 207

Communities Also Named Gerry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gerry - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Gerry ...

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

• Bangor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
• Orono
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
  • Orono is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <3>
• Brewer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <3>
• Hampden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <3>
• Old Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <3>
• Hermon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <3>
• Glenburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Orrington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington
  • Orrington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrington <3>
• Holden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <3>
• Levant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
  • Levant is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gerry ...

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

Adding Gerry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Gerry post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/