Welcome to Gifford ...

Gifford is located in Indian River County<1>.

The location of Gifford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gifford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Gifford is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Gifford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Gifford (for example, toward Port Saint Lucie), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Gifford lies within the (772) area code.

Communities Also Named Gifford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Gifford - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gifford.

Communities near Gifford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gifford.

• Fort Pierce
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pierce
  • Fort Pierce is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Pierce <4>
• Sebastian
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
  • Sebastian is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastian <4>
• Fellsmere
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsmere
  • Fellsmere is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fellsmere <4>
• Indian River Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River Shores
  • Indian River Shores is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River Shores <4>
• Saint Lucie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
  • Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
• Saint Lucie Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
  • Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
• Orchid
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
  • Orchid is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
• Wabasso
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasso
  • Wabasso is located in Indian River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasso <4>
• Florida Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Ridge
  • Florida Ridge is located in Indian River County
• Wabasso Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasso Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasso Beach
  • Wabasso Beach is located in Indian River 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 Gifford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gifford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gifford. 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 Gifford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gifford. See our Newspapers Page for Gifford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gifford ...

Looking for more information about Gifford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gifford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gifford.

Adding Gifford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gifford 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 Gifford was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gifford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gifford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Indian River County: www.ircgov.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/