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History · Gerrard

Gerrard’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Gerrard. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Gerrard is a census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Gerrard CDP was 264 at the 2020 United States Census. The South Fork post office (Zip Code 81154) serves the area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 278 to 264 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1983.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Gerrard yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gerrard, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Gerrard is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Gerrard has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Spruce Lodge in South Fork, 2.7 miles away.

Gerrard and the nearest listed places

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Spruce LodgeDenver & Rio Grande Railroad South Fork Water TankKeck HomesteadSutherland BridgeWagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mine and MillWagon Wheel Gap Hot Springs Resort

Closest to Gerrard

Spruce LodgeSouth Fork · Rustic Style · Built 19272.7miDenver & Rio Grande Railroad South Fork Water TankSouth Fork · Structure2.8miKeck HomesteadDel Norte · Built 18707.8miSutherland BridgeDel Norte · Built 192413.6miWagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mine and MillCity of Creede · District14.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Spruce Lodge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Gerrard?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Gerrard’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 South Fork📜 Del Norte📜 City of Creede📜 Monte Vista

From Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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