Welcome to Gill ...

Gill is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

Gill was settled in 1776 and was incorporated in 1793.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gill has a population of 1,472 people<3> (see below for details).

Gill is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gill had an population of 1,472 people. This is a decrease of 1.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gill had a population of 1,500 people. This makes Gill the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Gill represents 0.02% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 310th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,500 people, the population of Gill increased 10.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,363 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gill.

Communities Also Named Gill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Gill - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Texas, Utah (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gill ...

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

• Amherst
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Greenfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Athol
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Brattleboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Montague
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
• Orange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Swanzey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <5>
• Deerfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
• Winchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Hinsdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gill ...

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

Adding Gill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gill 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 Gill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gill post office opened in 1822.

We also found Gill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/