Welcome to Gills Rock ...

Gills Rock is located in Door County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gills Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Gills Rock is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Gills Rock, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Gills Rock: (920) and (274)<3>

Communities near Gills Rock ...

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

• Sister Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
  • Sister Bay is located in Door County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
• Ephraim
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
  • Ephraim is located in Door County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
• Rowleys Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowleys Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
  • Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
• Washington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Door County
• North Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
  • North Bay is located in Door County
• Baileys Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
  • Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
• Egg Harbor
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
  • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
• Jacksonport
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
  • Jacksonport is located in Door County
• Ford River
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
  • Ford River is located in Delta County (MI)
• Carbondale
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gills Rock ...

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

Adding Gills Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gills Rock post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gills Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Door County: www.co.door.wi.gov/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/