Welcome to Gilfillan ...

Gilfillan is located in Redwood County<1>.

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

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

Gilfillan is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gilfillan lies within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Gilfillan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gilfillan - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Gilfillan ...

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

• Redwood Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Falls
  • Redwood Falls is located in Redwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood Falls <4>
• Sleepy Eye
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
  • Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <4>
• Springfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Fairfax
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Morgan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
  • Morgan is located in Redwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
• Wabasso
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasso
  • Wabasso is located in Redwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasso <4>
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Morton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
• Belview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
  • Belview is located in Redwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Sanborn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
  • Sanborn is located in Redwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <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 Gilfillan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilfillan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilfillan ...

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

Adding Gilfillan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilfillan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Redwood County: www.co.redwood.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/