Gabilan (Spanish: Gabilán, meaning "Sparrow hawk") was a former settlement in Monterey County, California.

[1] It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Gonzales,[2] at an elevation of 112 feet (34 m),[1] and was situated in the foothills of the Gabilan Range.

In Spanish, gavilán (gabilán is an older spelling) means "sparrow hawk".

A post office operated at Gabilan (having been transferred from Alisal) from 1869 to 1883, and from 1898 to 1900.

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