Welcome to Gilbert ...

The village of Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilbert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gilbert has a population of 559 people<3> (see below for details).

Gilbert is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Gilbert lies within the (318) area code.

The ZIP code for Gilbert: 71336<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gilbert had an population of 559 people. This is an increase of 7.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gilbert had a population of 521 people. This makes Gilbert the parish's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Gilbert represents 0.01% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 227th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 521 people, the population of Gilbert decreased 7.13% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 561 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gilbert.

Communities Also Named Gilbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Gilbert - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Gilbert ...

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

• Winnsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <6>
• Wisner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
  • Wisner is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <6>
• Mangham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangham
  • Mangham is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mangham <6>
• Sicily Island
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sicily Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
  • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
• Baskin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baskin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskin
  • Baskin is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baskin <6>
• Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Chase is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase <6>
• Jigger
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jigger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jigger
  • Jigger is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jigger <6>
• Elam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
  • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
• Fort Necessity
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Necessity
  • Fort Necessity is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Necessity <6>
• Swampers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
  • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish

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 Gilbert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilbert.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilbert ...

Looking for more information about Gilbert? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gilbert, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gilbert.

Adding Gilbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilbert 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 Gilbert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Gilbert post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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