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Welcome to Gilmore ...

Gilmore is located in Bond County<1>.

Gilmore is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Gilmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Gilmore: This one is located in Bond County and the other is located in Effingham County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 19 communities that are also named Gilmore - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gilmore ...

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

  • Highland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Litchfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Greenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Staunton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gillespie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Olive
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunker Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Benld
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Benld is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <3>
  • Saint Jacob
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilmore ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Bond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gilmore - 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.