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Welcome to Gillisonville ...

Gillisonville is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillisonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Gillisonville is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gillisonville: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Gillisonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Gillisonville: This one is located in Jasper County and the other is located in Hampton County.

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

Websites for Gillisonville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jaspersc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gillisonville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Gillisonville ...

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

  • Ridgeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Two Sisters Ferry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
    • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
  • Hampton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Varnville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Estill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yemassee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Haddonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
    • Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
  • Furman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Luray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gillisonville ...

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

Adding Gillisonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gillisonville post office opened in 1840.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillisonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gillisonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Gillisonville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Gillisonville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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