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Welcome to Gill Hall ...

Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gill Hall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Gill Hall is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Gill Hall ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • West Mifflin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Murrysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • McKeesport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilkinsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitehall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gill Hall ...

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

Adding Gill Hall to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gill Hall post office opened in 1848. The Gill Hall post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gill Hall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gill Hall - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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