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Welcome to Gaddy ...

Gaddy is located in Pottawatomie County<1>.

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

Gaddy is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gaddy: 405 & 572<3>

Communities Also Named Gaddy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gaddy - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Gaddy ...

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

  • Shawnee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
  • Choctaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Tecumseh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • McLoud
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <4>
  • Pink
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Meeker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Maud
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <4>
  • Earlsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Johnson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 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 Gaddy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gaddy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaddy ...

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

Adding Gaddy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gaddy post office opened in 1901. The Gaddy post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaddy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pottawatomie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gaddy - 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 405 code has been Overlayed with the 572 area code. New phone numbers in the Gaddy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 405 or 572. As a result, placing a call in the Gaddy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/