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Welcome to Gillespie ...

Gillespie is located in Maricopa County<1>.

Gillespie is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gillespie lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Gillespie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Gillespie - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Gillespie ...

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

  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wintersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersburg
    • Wintersburg is located in Maricopa County
  • Tonopah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Palo Verde
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Tartesso
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartesso
    • Tartesso is located in Maricopa County
  • Buckeye
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Theba
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theba
    • Theba is located in Maricopa County
  • San Lucy Village
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Lucy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lucy Village
    • San Lucy Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Gila Bend
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend
    • Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
    • Former name for Gila Bend:
    • Gila
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila Bend <3>
  • Agua Caliente
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Caliente
    • Agua Caliente is located in Maricopa 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 Gillespie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gillespie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gillespie ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gillespie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.