Welcome to Gabbettville ...

Gabbettville is located in Troup County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gabbettville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Gabbettville is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Gabbettville (for example, toward Valley (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities near Gabbettville ...

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

• LaGrange
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in Troup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <4>
• Mountain Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
  • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
• Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Valley is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <4>
• Lanett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanett
  • Lanett is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanett <4>
• Roanoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Graysons Landing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysons Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
  • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
• West Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Troup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• LaFayette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • LaFayette is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <4>
• Louise
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Louise is located in Troup County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
• Pine Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
  • Pine Mountain is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain <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 Gabbettville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gabbettville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gabbettville ...

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

Adding Gabbettville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gabbettville post office opened in 1887.

We also found Gabbettville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gabbettville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Troup County: www.troupcountyga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/