Welcome to Gilkeson ...

Gilkeson is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilkeson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gilkeson is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Gilkeson ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gilkeson, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Gilkeson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gilkeson - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Gilkeson ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• West Mifflin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Baldwin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Wilkinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
• Whitehall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Washington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Jefferson Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Munhall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munhall
  • Munhall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munhall <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 Gilkeson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilkeson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilkeson ...

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

Adding Gilkeson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilkeson 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 Gilkeson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Gilkeson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilkeson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/