Welcome to Gilead ...

Gilead is located in Branch County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Gilead is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Gilead is within the (517) area code.

Websites for Gilead ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.branch-county.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gilead, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Gilead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Gilead - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Gilead ...

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

• Coldwater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <3>
• Sturgis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
• Angola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
• LaGrange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <3>
• Bronson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
• Fremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
• Quincy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <3>
• Union City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
• Colon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <3>
• Ashley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in DeKalb County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilead ...

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

Adding Gilead to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gilead post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/