Welcome to Gillis ...

Gillis is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Gillis is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Gillis: (337)

Communities Also Named Gillis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Gillis - they are located in California (2), Michigan, Nevada and Texas.

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

Communities near Gillis ...

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

• Lake Charles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
  • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <4>
• Sulphur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
  • Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <4>
• Westlake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <4>
• Iowa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
  • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• DeQuincy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeQuincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeQuincy
  • DeQuincy is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeQuincy <4>
• Fenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <4>
• Reeves
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves
  • Reeves is located in Allen Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeves <4>
• Moss Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Moss Bluff is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moss Bluff <4>
• Ararat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Ragley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragley
  • Ragley is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragley <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 Gillis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gillis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gillis ...

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

Adding Gillis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gillis post office opened in 1897.

We also found Gillis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/