Welcome to Gillingham ...
Gillingham is located in Richland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillingham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Gillingham is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gillingham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Gillingham: (608)
Communities Also Named Gillingham ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gillingham - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gillingham.
Communities near Gillingham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gillingham.
- Richland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Muscoda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Wonewoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - La Farge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Avoca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Soldiers Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Blue River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Readstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Gillingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gillingham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gillingham. 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 Gillingham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillingham. See our Newspapers Page for Gillingham.
Adding Gillingham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gillingham 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 Gillingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Gillingham post office opened in 1880.
We also found Gillingham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillingham.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gillingham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gillingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |