Gilmer is located in Upshur County. Gilmer currently has a
over 5000 residents served by the Gilmer Independent School District. Tyler
is thirty four miles southwest from Gilmer. Longview is just nineteen miles
southeast from Gilmer. The city of Gilmer was named in honor of Mr. Thomas
W. Gilmer in 1846.
Fishing and water based activities at Gilmer include the thousand acre facility
at Lake Gilmer just four miles west of Gilmer and fifteen miles from Longview.
Gilmer City Hall
110 Buffalo Street
Gilmer Texas 75644
903-843-2552