Welcome to Gilkerson ...

Gilkerson is located in Wayne County<1>.

The location of Gilkerson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilkerson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Gilkerson is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Gilkerson: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Gilkerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gilkerson - it's located in Arkansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gilkerson.

Communities near Gilkerson ...

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

• Huntington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
• Barboursville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <5>
• Kenova
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <5>
• Milton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Louisa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
• Wayne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <5>
• Ceredo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
  • Ceredo is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <5>
• Hamlin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <5>
• Chesapeake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <5>
• West Hamlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
  • West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 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 Gilkerson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilkerson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilkerson ...

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

Adding Gilkerson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilkerson 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 Gilkerson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gilkerson post office opened in 1886.

We also found Gilkerson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilkerson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gilkerson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/