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Welcome to Mount Gilead ...The town of Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Gilead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835. A typical abbreviation for Mount Gilead: Mt. Gilead From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Gilead has a population of 1,144 people<2> (see below for details). Mount Gilead is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Mount Gilead lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Mount Gilead: (910) The ZIP code for Mount Gilead: 27306<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Gilead had an population of 1,144 people. This is a decrease of 3.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.64% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Gilead had a population of 1,181 people. This makes Mount Gilead the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Mount Gilead represents 0.01% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 316th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,181 people, the population of Mount Gilead decreased 14.97% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,389 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Gilead. Communities Also Named Mount Gilead ...While we believe that this Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Mount Gilead. Those communities are located in the following counties: Avery and Cabarrus County. Beyond North Carolina, there are 13 communities that are also named Mount Gilead - they are located in Alabama (2), Kentucky (3), Ohio (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Gilead. Communities near Mount Gilead ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Gilead.
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 Mount Gilead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Gilead. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount 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 Mount Gilead. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Gilead. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Gilead. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Gilead ...Looking for more information about Mount 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 Mount Gilead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Gilead. Adding Mount Gilead to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Mount Gilead 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 Mount Gilead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Mount Gilead in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Gilead. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Gilead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomery-county-nc.gov/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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