Welcome to Gilbert ...

Gilbert is located in Albemarle County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilbert, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gilbert is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Gilbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Gilbert - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Gilbert ...

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

• Charlottesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
  • Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <4>
• Orange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Gordonsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
• Stanardsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Madison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Advance Mills Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
  • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
• Advance Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
  • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
  • Advance Mills has also been known as:
  • Fray's Mills
• Hollymead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
  • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
• Barboursville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <4>
• Earlysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
  • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <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 Gilbert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilbert.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilbert ...

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

Adding Gilbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilbert 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 Gilbert was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Gilbert on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/