Welcome to Gesling ...

Gesling is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gesling, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

Gesling is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gesling: 606

Communities near Gesling ...

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

• Grayson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <3>
• Olive Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <3>
• Vanceburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <3>
• Greenup
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenup is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <3>
• Wurtland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wurtland is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
• Wesleyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wesleyville is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
• Smiths Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
• Tygarts Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
• Counts Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
• Smoky Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gesling ...

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

Adding Gesling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gesling 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 (so far) for Gesling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gesling post office opened in 1927. The Gesling post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gesling.