Welcome to Gillenwater ...
So far, we found very little information about Gillenwater. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gillenwater to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gillenwater, please Contact Us.
Gillenwater would have been located within present day Hawkins County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillenwater, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gillenwater is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gillenwater was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Gillenwater was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities near Gillenwater ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gillenwater.
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Waycross
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Blair Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Surgoinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sneedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fall Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 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 Gillenwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gillenwater.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gillenwater. 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 Gillenwater.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillenwater. See our Newspapers Page for Gillenwater.
Adding Gillenwater to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gillenwater 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 Gillenwater was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillenwater.
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 Gillenwater, 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 Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gillenwater - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Gillenwater area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Gillenwater area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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