Welcome to Gilpin ...

Gilpin is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Gilpin is located in Dickens County<1>.

The location of Gilpin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Gilpin is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Gilpin is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Gilpin is located in the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Gilpin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gilpin - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Gilpin ...

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

• Spur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
  • Spur is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <4>
• Jayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
  • Jayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jayton <4>
• Dickens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
  • Dickens is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <4>
• Girard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Kent County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
• Clairemont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont
  • Clairemont is located in Kent County
• Afton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
• Double Mountain
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
  • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
• Guthrie
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in King County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <4>
• McAdoo
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
  • McAdoo is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <4>
• Dumont
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
  • Dumont is located in King County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <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 Gilpin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilpin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilpin ...

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

Adding Gilpin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gilpin post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilpin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gilpin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/