Welcome to Gilsum ...

Gilsum is located in Cheshire County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilsum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gilsum has a population of 803 people<3> (see below for details).

Gilsum is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Gilsum: (603)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gilsum had an population of 803 people. This is a decrease of 1.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gilsum had a population of 813 people. This makes Gilsum the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Gilsum represents 0.06% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 196th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 813 people, the population of Gilsum increased 4.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 777 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gilsum.

Communities near Gilsum ...

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

• Keene
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <5>
• Springfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Windsor County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
• Swanzey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <5>
• Peterborough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
  • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <5>
• Hillsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
  • Hillsboro has also been known as:
  • Hillsborough
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Charlestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <5>
• Rockingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
• Winchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Walpole
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
  • Walpole is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <5>
• Chesterfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilsum ...

Looking for more information about Gilsum? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gilsum, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gilsum.

Adding Gilsum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilsum 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 Gilsum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gilsum post office opened in 1828.

We also found Gilsum in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilsum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/