Welcome to Gads Hill ...
Gads Hill is located in Wayne County<1>.
The location of Gads Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gads Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Gads Hill is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Gads Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Gads Hill is within the (573) area code.
Communities Also Named Gads Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gads Hill - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gads Hill.
Communities near Gads Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gads Hill.
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
- Ellington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Ellington is located in Reynolds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <4>
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
- Annapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Annapolis is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <4>
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Reynolds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
- Mill Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Des Arc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Des Arc is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Patterson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <4>
- Brunot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
- Brunot is located in Wayne County
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 Gads Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gads Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gads Hill. 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 Gads Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gads Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Gads Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gads Hill ...
Looking for more information about Gads Hill? 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 Gads Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gads Hill.
Adding Gads Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gads Hill 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 Gads Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gads Hill post office opened in 1872.
We also found Gads Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gads Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gads Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gads Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |