According to the memoirs of composer Phạm Duy, French soldiers including white and black skin caused many massacre and worse rape in each sweeping batch.

[7][8] From the spirit of the Geneva Agreement in 1954, the area of Gio Linh rural district was located on the South of the 17th parallel, so it automatically became part of DMZ.

According to memoir Fiery Summer (Saigon, 1973) by author Phan Nhật Nam, the participants "if they want to be injured, it is too easy ; because they just raise their fingers through the mouth of the cellar to be shot".

From January 25 to 31, 1973, the Republic of Vietnam Marine Division conducted the Tango City operations under the US fire support to recapture Cửa Việt Port from the North forces.

In foreign relations, Gio Linh has long been a very important transit port (cảng trung chuyển) of Laos, a neighboring country without the sea.

On November 14, 2024, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution 1281/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the Arrangement of communal administrative units in Quảng Trị province in the period of 2023–2025.

However, due to the not high educational and economic conditions compared to the common ground of Quảng Trị province, the population growth rate in the rural district is almost negligible.

Southwest Parish (giáo xứ Nam Tây) is under Quảng Trị Deanery, what is located in the area of two communes Gio Sơn and Hải Thái.

[10] Because Gio Linh rural district is one of the oldest administrative units of not only Vietnam but also in Southeast Asia, it possesses an extremely rich treasure of customs.

Since 1948, in the Vietnamese literature and performing arts, there is a trend of writing about the place name of Gio Linh rural district, which has suffered a lot of pain during the 30 years of the Indochina War.

[11] The striped snakehead is not only economic significance because of its high productivity and profit, but also considered the latest symbol of modern culture in Gio Linh rural district.

According to local legends, this specialty was previously called as "royal fish" (cá tiến vua), because it was used to release the normal meals of the Nguyễn Dynasty.

Hiền Lương Bridge in the fact was collapsed in 1967 by bombs, but it was entrusted by the Government of Vietnam to Quảng Trị Provincial People's Committee for restoration from 2001 to 2008.

[17] Besides, the former Cồn Tiên - Dốc Miếu Military Base Complex, which was founded by the McNamara Line Electronic Barrier program, soon became an industrial crop area for high yields in the whole province.

[18] The three types of industrial crops are very important for Gio Linh district's economy, which has been planted by the appropriate terrain and soild quality : Rubber, pepper and tea.