Welcome to Gildehouse ...

Gildehouse is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gildehouse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Gildehouse is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Gildehouse is within the (636) area code.

Communities near Gildehouse ...

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

• Wildwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
• Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Eureka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
• Pacific
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Pacific is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
  • Former name for Pacific:
  • Franklin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <4>
• Saint Clair
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <4>
• Byrnes Mill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrnes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnes Mill
  • Byrnes Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrnes Mill <4>
• New Haven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Marthasville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthasville
  • Marthasville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marthasville <4>
• Parkway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
  • Parkway is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gildehouse ...

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

Adding Gildehouse to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gildehouse post office opened in 1894.

We also found Gildehouse on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gildehouse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/