Welcome to Mount Gilead ...

Mount Gilead is located in Henderson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Gilead: Mt. Gilead

Mount Gilead is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mount Gilead: 731

Communities Also Named Mount Gilead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Mount Gilead: This one is located in Henderson County and the other is located in Cumberland County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 13 communities that are also named Mount Gilead - they are located in Alabama (2), Kentucky (3), North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), South Carolina and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Gilead.

Communities near Mount Gilead ...

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

• Jackson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
• Lavinia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lavinia is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavinia <3>
• Ledbetter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
• Union Cross
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
• Lawrence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
• Lexington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexington is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Milan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Milan is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
• Medina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Medina is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <3>
• Huntingdon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <3>
• Union Central
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Central is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 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 Mount Gilead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Gilead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Gilead ...

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