Welcome to Gilbert ...

Gilbert is located in Muskingum County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilbert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Gilbert is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gilbert lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gilbert is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Gilbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Gilbert - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Gilbert ...

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

• Zanesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <3>
• Coshocton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <3>
• Crooksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <3>
• New Concord
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <3>
• South Zanesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• Roseville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <3>
• Dresden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <3>
• Frazeysburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
  • Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <3>
• Hanover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
• Philo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilbert ...

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

Adding Gilbert to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gilbert post office opened in 1873.

We also found Gilbert in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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