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Welcome to Gillespie ...

So far, we found very little information about Gillespie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gillespie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gillespie, please Contact Us.

Gillespie would have been located within present day Chesterfield County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gillespie is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Gillespie was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Gillespie was located: 843 & 854<4>

Communities Also Named Gillespie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Gillespie - they are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Gillespie ...

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

  • Hartsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bennettsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cheraw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
    • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <5>
  • Pine Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
  • Chesterfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • McBee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
    • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <5>
  • Society Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
    • Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Ruby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <5>
  • Patrick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

Adding Gillespie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gillespie 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 Gillespie was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillespie.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gillespie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gillespie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Gillespie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Gillespie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.