Welcome to Gilmer ...

The city of Gilmer is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Gilmer is located in Upshur County<1> and is the County Seat for Upshur County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilmer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gilmer has a population of 5,160 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Gilmer is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Gilmer: (903) and (430)<4>

The ZIP code for Gilmer: 75644<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gilmer had an population of 5,160 people. This is an increase of 5.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gilmer had a population of 4,905 people (or 12.48% of the total population of Upshur County). This makes Gilmer the county's most populous community.

The population of Gilmer represents 0.02% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 341st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,905 people, the population of Gilmer increased 2.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,799 people).

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

Communities Also Named Gilmer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Gilmer: This one is located in Upshur County and the other is located in Orange County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Gilmer - they are located in Illinois, Mississippi, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gilmer ...

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

• Longview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <6>
• Gladewater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <6>
• White Oak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <6>
• Pittsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <6>
• Big Sandy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <6>
• Hawkins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
  • Hawkins is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawkins <6>
• Ore City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore City
  • Ore City is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ore City <6>
• Clarksville City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
  • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
• East Mountain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
  • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
• Union Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 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 Gilmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilmer.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilmer. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Gilmer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilmer ...

Looking for more information about Gilmer? 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 Gilmer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gilmer.

Adding Gilmer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilmer 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 Gilmer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Gilmer post office opened in 1847.

We also found Gilmer in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilmer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/