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Welcome to Jerry ...

Jerry is located in Asotin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jerry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Jerry is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jerry lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Jerry: 509

Communities Also Named Jerry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jerry - they are located in Louisiana, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Jerry ...

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

  • Lewiston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
  • Clarkston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Asotin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lapwai
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <3>
  • Genesee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Colton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Uniontown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Clarkston Heights - Vineland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Clarkston - Highland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Silcott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Silcott is located in Asotin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jerry ...

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

Adding Jerry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jerry 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 Jerry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jerry post office opened in 1906. The Jerry post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jerry.

Footnotes ...

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