Gid, Arkansas

Unincorporated community in Arkansas, US

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

## History

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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

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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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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

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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

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