Gid, Arkansas

Gid is an unincorporated community in Izard County, Arkansas, United States.^[1]

History

Gid is the name of Gid Bruce. The community received its name in 1888 when promoters of a post office could not agree on a name, and so decided to name it for whoever walked in next.^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gid, Arkansas
^ "Colorful Names". Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

35°58′47″N 91°51′24″W / 35.97972°N 91.85667°W / 35.97972; -91.85667

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gid, Arkansas

[2] "Colorful Names". Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Izard County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Melbourne
Cities	Calico Rock Horseshoe Bend‡ Melbourne Oxford	Map of Arkansas highlighting Izard County
Towns	Franklin Guion Mount Pleasant Pineville
CDPs	Mount Olive Violet Hill
Other unincorporated communities	Dolph Forty Four Gid Jumbo LaCrosse Lunenburg Sage Sylamore Wideman Wiseman Zion
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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