Welcome to Gilmore ...

Gilmore is located in Le Flore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilmore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Gilmore is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Gilmore: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Gilmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Gilmore - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gilmore ...

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

• Greenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Poteau
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
  • Poteau is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <5>
• Pocola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
  • Pocola is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <5>
• Heavener
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
  • Heavener is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <5>
• Spiro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <5>
• Panama
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Panama is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <5>
• Mansfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Wister
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wister
  • Wister is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wister <5>
• Shady Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
  • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <5>
• Hackett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackett
  • Hackett is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackett <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilmore ...

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

Adding Gilmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilmore 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 Gilmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gilmore post office opened in 1890.

We also found Gilmore on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilmore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/