Welcome to Gillespie ...

Gillespie is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillespie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Gillespie is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Gillespie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Gillespie - they are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, New Jersey, South Carolina, Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Gillespie ...

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

• Bethel Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• McKeesport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Jefferson Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Uniontown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Pleasant Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <4>
• White Oak
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <4>
• Connellsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• Monessen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
• Clairton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clairton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairton
  • Clairton is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clairton <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 Gillespie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gillespie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gillespie ...

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

Adding Gillespie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gillespie post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillespie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

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