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Welcome to Gilson ...Gilson is located in Knox County<1>. The pronunciation of Gilson: GIL-suhn<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857. Gilson is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Gilson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Gilson: (309) The ZIP code for Gilson: 61436<4> Communities Also Named Gilson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gilson - it's located in Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gilson. Communities near Gilson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gilson.
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 Gilson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gilson. 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 Gilson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilson. See our Newspapers Page for Gilson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilson ...Looking for more information about Gilson? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Gilson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gilson. Adding Gilson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gilson 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 Gilson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Gilson on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilson. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gilson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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