Welcome to Gail ...
So far, we found very little information about Gail. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gail to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gail, please Contact Us.
Gail would have been located within present day Chester County<2>.
The location of Gail has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gail, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gail is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Gail was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Gail, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
If Gail still existed, it would have been in the (731) area code.
Communities Also Named Gail ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gail - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gail.
Communities near Gail ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gail.
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
- Parkburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Deanburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Bolivar is located in Hardeman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <5>
- Selmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
- Selmer is located in McNairy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <5>
- Teague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Jacks Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
- Jacks Creek is located in Chester County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacks Creek <5>
- Bethel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
- Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <5>
- Toone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Gail. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gail.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gail. 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 Gail.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gail. See our Newspapers Page for Gail.
Adding Gail to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gail 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 Gail was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gail post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gail.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Gail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gail - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |