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Welcome to Gentry ...

Gentry is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Gentry is located in Potter County<1>.

Gentry is 3,470 feet [1,058 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gentry is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Gentry, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Gentry: 806

Communities Also Named Gentry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Gentry - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Gentry ...

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

  • Amarillo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Timbercreek Canyon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Timbercreek Canyon is located in Randall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek Canyon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Palisades
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Palisades is located in Randall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Bishop Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishop Hills is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Soncy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bushland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildorado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Tanglewood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Tanglewood is located in Randall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tanglewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Tascosa ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tascosa is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tascosa
  • Boys' Ranch
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boys' Ranch is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys' Ranch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gentry ...

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

Adding Gentry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gentry 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 Gentry was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gentry.

Footnotes ...

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