Welcome to Gills ...

Gills is located in Amelia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Gills is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gills is located in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Gills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Gills: This one is located in Amelia County and the other is located in Mecklenburg County.

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

Communities near Gills ...

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

• Farmville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
• Blackstone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
  • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <4>
• Crewe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
  • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <4>
• Burkeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
  • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <4>
• Paineville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
  • Paineville is located in Amelia County
• Cotton Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
  • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
• Amelia Court House
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Court House
  • Amelia Court House is located in Amelia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia Court House <4>
• Guinea Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
  • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
• Cumberland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Hampden - Sydney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden - Sydney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
  • Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward 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 Gills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gills ...

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

Adding Gills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gills post office opened in 1888.

We also found Gills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Amelia County: www.ameliacova.us/

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