Welcome to Gageby ...

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

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

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Gageby was located in the Texas Panhandle.

Gageby would have been located within present day Hemphill County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gageby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gageby is 2,670 feet [814 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gageby is ½ mile above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Gageby was located: 806

Communities near Gageby ...

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

• Wheeler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wheeler is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <4>
• Miami
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Miami is located in Roberts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <4>
• Mobeetie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mobeetie is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobeetie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mobeetie <4>
• Zybach ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Zybach is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zybach
• Allison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Allison is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <4>
• Mendota ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mendota is located in Hemphill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
• Magic City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
• Canadian
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Canadian is located in Hemphill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <4>
• Clear Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Clear Creek is located in Hemphill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Creek <4>
• Twitty
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty

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 Gageby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gageby.

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

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

Adding Gageby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gageby 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 Gageby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gageby post office opened in 1910. The Gageby post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gageby.