Gid, Arkansas

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

History

Gid is the name of Gid Bruce. The community received its name in 1888 when promoters of a post office couldn't agree on a name, and so decided to name it for whomever 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 14 July 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Izard County, Arkansas, United States

County seat: Melbourne

Cities	Calico Rock Horseshoe Bend‡ Melbourne Oxford

Towns	Franklin Guion Mount Pleasant Pineville

Unincorporated communities	Dolph Forty Four Gid LaCrosse Lunenburg Mount Olive Sage Sylamore Violet Hill Wideman Wiseman

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

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

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