Welcome to Gill ...

Gill is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Gill is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Gill is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Gill: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Gill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Gill - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Utah (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gill ...

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

• Marshall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Carthage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Hallsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <5>
• Waskom
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waskom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
  • Waskom is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <5>
• Tatum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
  • Tatum is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <5>
• Beckville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckville
  • Beckville is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckville <5>
• Easton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>
• Scottsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <5>
• Nesbitt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesbitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
  • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
• Center Point ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Panola County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gill ...

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

Adding Gill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gill 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 Gill was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Gill in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Gill post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/