Welcome to Gilbert ...

Gilbert is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gilbert: 715 & 534<3>

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), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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.

• Merrill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
• Rhinelander
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
• Tomahawk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Jersey City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
• Irma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Irma is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
• Harrison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harrison is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
• Dudley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dudley is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
• Gleason
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gleason is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
• Jeffris
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
• Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners

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.

Adding Gilbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilbert in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gilbert was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilbert.