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Welcome to Jerry ...

Jerry is located in Tyrrell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jerry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Jerry is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Jerry: 252

Communities Also Named Jerry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jerry - they are located in Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Jerry ...

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

  • Creswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Alligator
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
  • Fort Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
  • Pea Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Buffalo City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
  • Skinnersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
  • Snug Harbor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Burgess
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
  • Roper
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Roper is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <3>
  • Bethel ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jerry ...

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

Adding Jerry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jerry post office opened in 1901. The Jerry post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jerry.

Footnotes ...

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