Welcome to Gilfoyle ...

Gilfoyle is located in Forest County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilfoyle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Gilfoyle is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Gilfoyle is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Communities near Gilfoyle ...

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

• Clarion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <3>
• Strattanville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strattanville
  • Strattanville is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strattanville <3>
• Shippenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippenville
  • Shippenville is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippenville <3>
• Tionesta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <3>
• Corsica
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
  • Corsica is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
• Crown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Crown is located in Clarion County
• Clarington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
  • Clarington is located in Forest County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarington <3>
• Cooksburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
  • Cooksburg is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksburg <3>
• Leeper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper
  • Leeper is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeper <3>
• Millstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
  • Millstone is located in Elk County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilfoyle ...

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

Adding Gilfoyle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gilfoyle post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilfoyle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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