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Welcome to Gables ...

So far, we found very little information about Gables. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gables to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gables, please Contact Us.

Gables would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gables, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gables is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gables is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Gables was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Gables was located: 308

Communities Also Named Gables ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gables - they are located in California, Connecticut, Kansas and New York.

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

Communities near Gables ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Gables to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gables 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 (so far) for Gables was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gables post office opened in 1919. The Gables post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gables.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gables, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gables - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/