Welcome to Gillingham ...

Gillingham is located in Clearfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Gillingham is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Gillingham ...

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

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

Communities near Gillingham ...

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

• Clearfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Philipsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
  • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <4>
• Curwensville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Osceola Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
  • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <4>
• Chester Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
  • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Snow Shoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• South Philipsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
  • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
• Brisbin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
  • Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
• Grampian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grampian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian
  • Grampian is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grampian <4>
• Wallaceton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
  • Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gillingham ...

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

Adding Gillingham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gillingham post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillingham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

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