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Welcome to Gilbert Heights ...

Gilbert Heights is located in Albemarle County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Gilbert Heights: Gilbert Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Gilbert Heights is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gilbert Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Gilbert Heights: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Gilbert Heights ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordonsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Stanardsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Barboursville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Earlysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eastham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
  • Quinque
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilbert Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gilbert Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Gilbert Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Gilbert Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.