Welcome to Ganntown ...

Ganntown is located in Johnson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ganntown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Ganntown is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ganntown: (618)

Communities near Ganntown ...

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

• Metropolis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Massac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <4>
• Vienna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Goreville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goreville
  • Goreville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goreville <4>
• Brookport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>
• Golconda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
  • Golconda is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <4>
• Creal Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
  • Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <4>
• Karnak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
  • Karnak is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <4>
• Joppa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Joppa is located in Massac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <4>
• Stonefort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonefort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonefort
  • Stonefort is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonefort <4>
• Cypress
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
  • Cypress is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <4>

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 Ganntown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ganntown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ganntown ...

Looking for more information about Ganntown? 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 Ganntown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ganntown.

Adding Ganntown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ganntown 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 Ganntown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ganntown post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ganntown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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