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Welcome to South Gilboa ...

South Gilboa is located in Schoharie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Gilboa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for South Gilboa: S. Gilboa

South Gilboa is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Gilboa: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near South Gilboa ...

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

  • Cobleskill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Middleburgh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Schoharie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
  • Richmondville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Margaretville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
    • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
  • Schenevus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
  • Fleischmanns
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
    • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
  • Andes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
    • Andes is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <4>
  • Grand Gorge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Gilboa ...

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

Adding South Gilboa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Gilboa post office opened in 1851.

We also found South Gilboa in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Gilboa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schoharie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Gilboa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the South Gilboa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the South Gilboa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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