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Welcome to Gerlach ...

Gerlach is located in Woodward County<1>.

Gerlach is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gerlach: 580

Communities Also Named Gerlach ...

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

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

Communities near Gerlach ...

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

  • Woodward
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mooreland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Gage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Gage is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gage <3>
  • Fargo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <3>
  • Fort Supply
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Curtis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Curtis is located in Woodward County
  • Haskew ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
    • Haskew is located in Woods County
  • May
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <3>
  • Mutual
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gerlach ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Woodward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gerlach - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.