Welcome to Gillivan ...

Gillivan is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillivan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Gillivan is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Gillivan ...

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

• Columbus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Columbus
  • From Gillivan to Columbus
• Dublin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>
• Grove City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <3>
• Hilliard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hilliard is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hilliard
  • From Gillivan to Hilliard
• Upper Arlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <3>
• Marysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Marysville is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marysville
  • From Gillivan to Marysville
• Worthington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Worthington is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <3>
• Powell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Powell is located in Delaware County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Powell
  • From Gillivan to Powell
• London
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • London is located in Madison County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <3>
• Grandview Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Grandview Heights is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview Heights <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gillivan ...

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

Adding Gillivan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gillivan 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 Gillivan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gillivan post office opened in 1887. The Gillivan post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillivan.