Welcome to Gills Landing ...
Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gills Landing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.
A typical abbreviation for Gills Landing: Gills Lndg. (or less commonly used: Gills Lndng.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Gills Landing for more information about variations on the name of Gills Landing.
Gills Landing is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gills Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Gills Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gills Landing.
- Fox Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Waupaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Omro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Hortonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Winneconne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Manawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Iola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Shiocton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Bear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
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 Gills Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gills Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gills Landing. 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 Gills Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gills Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Gills Landing.
Adding Gills Landing to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gills Landing 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 for Gills Landing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Gills Landing post office opened in 1859.
We also found Gills Landing in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gills Landing.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gills Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.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 Waupaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gills Landing - 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/ |