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Welcome to Gilbert ...

Although we found mention of Gilbert during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Gilbert was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Gilbert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gilbert, please Contact Us.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilbert, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gilbert is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Gilbert might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Gilbert and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

We believe that Gilbert would be found within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Gilbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Gilbert - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Gilbert ...

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

  • Danville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Berea
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
  • Harrodsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
  • Stanford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Junction City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Boyle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
  • Brodhead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <4>
  • Burgin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crab Orchard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
    • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
  • Hustonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
    • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <4>
  • Rowland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Rowland is located in Lincoln 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 Gilbert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilbert.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilbert ...

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

Adding Gilbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilbert 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 Gilbert was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilbert.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Gilbert and then turned east". While Gilbert could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Gilbert as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Gilbert could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gilbert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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