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Welcome to Gilliamsville ...

Gilliamsville is located in Buckingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilliamsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Gilliamsville is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gilliamsville: 434

Communities near Gilliamsville ...

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

  • Scottsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dillwyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Arvonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Lakeside Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Fork Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gold Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Weber City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Trents Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilliamsville ...

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

Adding Gilliamsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilliamsville 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 Gilliamsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gilliamsville post office opened in 1875. The Gilliamsville post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilliamsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buckingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gilliamsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/