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Welcome to Gillooly ...

Gillooly is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillooly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Gillooly is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gillooly: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Gillooly ...

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

  • Buckhannon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Weston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • West Milford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Milford is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Burnsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jane Lew
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwoods
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sand Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Auburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 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 Gillooly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gillooly.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gillooly ...

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

Adding Gillooly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gillooly 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 (so far) for Gillooly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gillooly post office opened in 1902. The Gillooly post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillooly.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gillooly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Gillooly area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Gillooly area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/