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Welcome to Gilkey ...

Gilkey is located in Rutherford County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilkey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Gilkey is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Gilkey: (828)

Communities Also Named Gilkey ...

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

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

Communities near Gilkey ...

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

  • Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Forest City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spindale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
    • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <4>
  • Rutherfordton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Lure
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
    • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <4>
  • Columbus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Fort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
    • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <4>
  • Ellenboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
    • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <4>
  • Alexander Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
    • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
  • Polkville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 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 Gilkey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilkey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilkey ...

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

Adding Gilkey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gilkey post office opened in 1893.

We also found Gilkey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilkey.

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

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, 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 Gilkey - 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/









 

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