Welcome to Gilroy ...
So far, we found very little information about Gilroy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gilroy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gilroy, please Contact Us.
Gilroy would have been located within present day Davidson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilroy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gilroy is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gilroy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Gilroy was located: 615 & 629<4>
Communities Also Named Gilroy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gilroy - they are located in California and Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gilroy.
Communities near Gilroy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gilroy.
- Nashville - Davidson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Murfreesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murphree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Juliet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Vergne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 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 Gilroy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilroy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gilroy. 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 Gilroy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilroy. See our Newspapers Page for Gilroy.
Adding Gilroy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gilroy 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 Gilroy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gilroy post office opened in 1899. The Gilroy post office closed in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilroy.
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 Gilroy, 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 Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gilroy - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Gilroy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Gilroy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |