Welcome to Gaskins ...

So far, we found very little information about Gaskins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gaskins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gaskins, please Contact Us.

Gaskins would have been located within present day Greensville County<2>.

The location of Gaskins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gaskins, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gaskins is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Gaskins was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gaskins would have been located in the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Gaskins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gaskins - they are located in Arkansas and Florida.

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

Communities near Gaskins ...

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

• Roanoke Rapids
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Rapids
  • Roanoke Rapids is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke Rapids <5>
• Emporia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Emporia City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <5>
• Murfreesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murfreesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
  • Murfreesboro is located in Hertford County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <5>
• Weldon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <5>
• Gaston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <5>
• Garysburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <5>
• Conway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <5>
• Woodland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <5>
• Jarratt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <5>
• Seaboard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <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 Gaskins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gaskins.

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

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

Adding Gaskins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gaskins in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gaskins was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaskins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Greensville County: www.greensvillecountyva.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/