Welcome to Gilberton ...

Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilberton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gilberton has a population of 723 people<3> (see below for details).

Gilberton is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gilberton had an population of 723 people. This is a decrease of 5.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gilberton had a population of 769 people. This makes Gilberton the county's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 769 people, the population of Gilberton decreased 11.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 867 people).

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

Communities Also Named Gilberton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gilberton - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Gilberton ...

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

• Hazleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <5>
• Bloomsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <5>
• Pottsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <5>
• Berwick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <5>
• Shamokin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <5>
• Tamaqua
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <5>
• Mount Carmel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <5>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylkill Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <5>
• West Hazleton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
• Minersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <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 Gilberton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilberton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilberton ...

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

Adding Gilberton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gilberton post office opened in 1871.

We also found Gilberton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilberton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/