Welcome to Gabriel ...

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

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

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Gabriel would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gabriel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gabriel is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Gabriel was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Gabriel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gabriel - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Gabriel ...

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

• Dover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Hector
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hector is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <4>
• Laurel ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
• Tilly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tilly is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
• Appleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Appleton is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
• Rex
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rex is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
• Scottsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsville is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
• Witt's Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
• Alread
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Alread is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
• Caglesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Caglesville is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville

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

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

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

Adding Gabriel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gabriel 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 (so far) for Gabriel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gabriel post office opened in 1901. The Gabriel post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gabriel.