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Welcome to Gerry ...

Gerry is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gerry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.

Gerry is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gerry: 716 & 624<3>

The ZIP code for Gerry: 14740<4>

Communities Also Named Gerry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gerry - it's located in Maine.

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

Websites for Gerry ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gerry, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Gerry ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gerry ...

Looking for more information about Gerry? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gerry, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gerry.

Adding Gerry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gerry post office opened in 1825.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chautauqua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gerry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Gerry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Gerry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Gerry). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gerry or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/