Welcome to Gilkey ...
So far, we found very little information about Gilkey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gilkey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gilkey, please Contact Us.
Gilkey would have been located within present day Yell County<2>.
The location of Gilkey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilkey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gilkey is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Gilkey was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Gilkey still existed, it would have been in the (479) area code.
Communities Also Named Gilkey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gilkey - it's located in North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gilkey.
Communities near Gilkey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gilkey.
- Dardanelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardanelle
- Dardanelle is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardanelle <5>
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
- Ola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Ola is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <5>
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <5>
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <5>
- Havana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <5>
- Casa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Rover is located in Yell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rover <5>
- Wing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Wing is located in Yell County
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 Gilkey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilkey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gilkey. 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 Gilkey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilkey. See our Newspapers Page for Gilkey.
Adding Gilkey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gilkey 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 for Gilkey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gilkey post office opened in 1879.
We also found Gilkey on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilkey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gilkey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Yell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gilkey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |