Welcome to Gilliland ...

Gilliland is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Gilliland is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilliland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Gilliland is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gilliland: 940

Communities Also Named Gilliland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gilliland - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Gilliland ...

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

• Munday
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munday have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday
  • Munday is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munday <4>
• Crowell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
  • Crowell is located in Foard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowell <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crowell
  • From Gilliland to Crowell
• Benjamin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
  • Benjamin is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benjamin <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Benjamin
  • From Gilliland to Benjamin
• Vera
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Vera is located in Knox County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vera
  • From Gilliland to Vera
• Foard City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foard City
  • Foard City is located in Foard County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Foard City
  • From Gilliland to Foard City
• Red Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Springs
  • From Gilliland to Red Springs
• Thalia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
  • Thalia is located in Foard County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Thalia
  • From Gilliland to Thalia
• Goree
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
  • Goree is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <4>
• Bomarton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
  • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bomarton
  • From Gilliland to Bomarton
• Knox City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
  • Knox City is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilliland ...

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

Adding Gilliland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gilliland post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilliland.