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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)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • 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)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • 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)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • 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)
  • Old Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • 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)
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Orrington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Holden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Holden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • 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)
    • Levant is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
    • 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 (so far) for Gerry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gerry post office opened in 1895. The Gerry post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Penobscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gerry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/