Welcome to Guy ...

Guy is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Guy is 5,500 feet [1,676 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Guy is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Guy lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Guy (for example, toward Boise City (OK)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Guy is within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Guy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Guy - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Missouri, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Guy ...

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

• Grenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
  • Grenville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <4>
• Mount Dora
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
  • Mount Dora is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <4>
• Moses
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
  • Moses is located in Union County
• Seneca
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Des Moines
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• Mexhoma ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexhoma
  • Mexhoma is located in Cimarron County (OK)
• Folsom
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Kenton
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <4>
• Branson
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
  • Branson is located in Las Animas County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Former name for Branson:
  • Wilson's Switch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <4>
• Clayton
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guy ...

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

Adding Guy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guy 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 Guy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Guy post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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