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Welcome to Old Gilchrist ...

Old Gilchrist is located in Mercer County<1>.

Old Gilchrist is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Gilchrist: 309 & 861<3>

Communities near Old Gilchrist ...

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

  • Moline
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Moline is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
  • Rock Island
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Milan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Milan is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
  • Coal Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Aledo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Orion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
  • Andalusia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Alexis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodhull
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Gilchrist ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Gilchrist - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Gilchrist area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Old Gilchrist area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.