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Welcome to Gaskill ...

Gaskill is located in Tioga County<1>.

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

Gaskill is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gaskill: 607

Communities Also Named Gaskill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gaskill - they are located in Kansas (2), Kentucky and Michigan.

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

Websites for Gaskill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tiogachamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gaskill, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Gaskill ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaskill ...

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

Adding Gaskill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Gaskill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaskill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Tioga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gaskill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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