Founded in 1846, the city's namesake is former Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer. Landmarks include Upshur County, disappearance of Kelly Dae Wilson and Flight of the Phoenix Aviation Museum. Gilmer is the birthplace of Don Henley, rock musician.
Gilmer, Texas gifts and souvenirs: 31 designs made from Gilmer's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Gilmer Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Gilmer Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Gilmer Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Gilmer Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Gilmer Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Gilmer Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Population 1880: 386 → 2010: 4,905 → 2020: 4,843
From Wikidata (CC0).
Founded in 1846, the city's namesake is former Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer. Gilmer is located on the Old Cherokee Trace, a trail used by the Cherokee Indians in their travels. To this day, arrowheads and other Native American artifacts can be found with little to no digging. Sam Houston, when he lived with the Cherokee, traveled the trace through here. The location of Gilmer was determined by a flood on Little Cypress Creek. First located near the creek, residents decided to change locations because of frequent floods.
In 1919, Chilton Jennings, a 28-year-old African American man, was lynched in Gilmer’s town square by a mob of about 1,000 White residents.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Gilmer, Texas, revision 1375865292 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Gilmer sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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5 free coloring pages of Gilmer, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Gilmer's population was 4,843 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 386 in 1880.
Upshur County Courthouse
Upshur County
A view of Gilmer
A view of Gilmer