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Welcome to Gallipolis ...Gallipolis is located in Mason County<1>. The location of Gallipolis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Gallipolis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Gallipolis refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Gallipolitan<3> Gallipolis is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Gallipolis lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Gallipolis: (304) & (681)<5> Communities Also Named Gallipolis ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gallipolis - it's located in Ohio. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gallipolis. Communities near Gallipolis ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gallipolis.
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 Gallipolis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gallipolis. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gallipolis. 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 Gallipolis. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gallipolis. See our Newspapers Page for Gallipolis. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gallipolis ...Looking for more information about Gallipolis? 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 Gallipolis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gallipolis. Adding Gallipolis to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gallipolis 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 Gallipolis was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Gallipolis. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gallipolis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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