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Welcome to Gillentine ...

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

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

Gillentine would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillentine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gillentine is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Gillentine was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Gillentine (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The Area Code where Gillentine was located: 931

Communities near Gillentine ...

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

  • Smyrna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • McMinnville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dunlap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <4>
  • Sparta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Newton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Pikeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Spencer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Doyle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Doyle is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Beersheba Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 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 Gillentine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gillentine.

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

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

Adding Gillentine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gillentine in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gillentine was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillentine.

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 Gillentine, 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 Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gillentine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.