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Welcome to Gills Ferry ...

Gills Ferry is located in Lincoln Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Gills Ferry: Gills Fry. (or less commonly used: Gills Frry.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Gills Ferry for more information about variations on the name of Gills Ferry.

Gills Ferry is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gills Ferry: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Gills Ferry ...

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

  • Ruston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grambling
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bernice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Choudrant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dubach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vienna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Downsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spearsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lillie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gills Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gills Ferry - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Gills Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Gills Ferry 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.