Welcome to Gerald ...
So far, we found very little information about Gerald. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gerald to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gerald, please Contact Us.
Gerald would have been located within present day Coahoma County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gerald, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gerald is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gerald was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Gerald was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities Also Named Gerald ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Gerald - they are located in Alabama, Illinois (2), Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Saskatchewan and Texas (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gerald.
Communities near Gerald ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gerald.
- Clarksdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Helena - West Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- West Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friars Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Elaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Coahoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 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 Gerald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gerald.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gerald. 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 Gerald.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gerald. See our Newspapers Page for Gerald.
Adding Gerald to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gerald 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 Gerald was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gerald post office opened in 1902. The Gerald post office closed in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerald.
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 Gerald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Coahoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gerald - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Gerald area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Gerald area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |