Welcome to Gilead ...

Gilead is located in Adair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Gilead is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gilead lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gilead lies within the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Gilead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Gilead - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Gilead ...

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

• Creston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <4>
• Greenfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Corning
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
• Fontanelle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
  • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
• Orient
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <4>
• Massena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
  • Massena is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <4>
• Cumberland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
• Prescott
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <4>
• Bridgewater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Cromwell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
  • Cromwell is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 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 Gilead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilead ...

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

Adding Gilead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilead 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 Gilead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gilead post office opened in 1899.

We also found Gilead on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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