Welcome to Gerster ...

The town of Gerster is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

The location of Gerster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gerster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gerster has a population of 24 people<3> (see below for details).

Gerster is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gerster had an population of 24 people. This is a decrease of 4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 31.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gerster had a population of 25 people. This makes Gerster the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25 people, the population of Gerster decreased 28.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 35 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gerster.

Communities near Gerster ...

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

• Humansville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humansville
  • Humansville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humansville <5>
• Osceola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <5>
• Lowry City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry City
  • Lowry City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry City <5>
• Hermitage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
• Weaubleau
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
  • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <5>
• Wheatland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <5>
• Preston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
• Cross Timbers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
  • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Collins
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <5>
• Flemington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 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 Gerster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gerster.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gerster ...

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

Adding Gerster to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gerster post office opened in 1898.

We also found Gerster on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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