Welcome to Gill ...

Gill is located in Lee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Gill is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Gill: (870)

Communities Also Named Gill ...

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

• Forrest City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
  • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <4>
• Marianna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Marianna is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <4>
• Brinkley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
  • Brinkley is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley <4>
• Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Palestine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Caldwell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Colt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
  • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <4>
• Wheatley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
  • Wheatley is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatley <4>
• Widener
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
  • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
• Moro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
  • Moro is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <4>

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gill post office opened in 1897.

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 State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/