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Welcome to Gillises Mills ...

Gillises Mills is located in Hardin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillises Mills, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Gillises Mills: Gillises Mls. (or less commonly used: Gillises Mlls.)

Gillises Mills is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gillises Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gillises Mills: 731

Communities near Gillises Mills ...

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

  • Johnson Ford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
  • Savannah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Swift
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Swift is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Belle Meade
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
  • Clifton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Crump
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lutts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Collinwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Nixon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Nixon is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
  • Pittsburg Landing Ferry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 555 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 Gillises Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gillises Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gillises Mills ...

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

Adding Gillises Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gillises Mills 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 (so far) for Gillises Mills was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillises Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gillises Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.