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Welcome to Gamma ...

Gamma is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gamma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Gamma is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Gamma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gamma - they are located in Georgia and Texas.

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

Communities near Gamma ...

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

  • Vandalia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hawk Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Florence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bellflower
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Farber
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Silex
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Silex is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gamma ...

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

Adding Gamma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gamma 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 Gamma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gamma post office opened in 1880. The Gamma post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gamma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gamma - 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/