Welcome to Gillett ...

So far, we found very little information about Gillett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gillett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gillett, please Contact Us.

Gillett would have been located within present day Teller County<2>.

The location of Gillett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gillett is 9,930 feet [3,027 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Gillett is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Gillett was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Gillett still existed, it would have been in the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Gillett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gillett - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Gillett ...

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

• Colorado Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
  • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
  • Former names for Colorado Springs:
  • El Paso
  • Fountain Colony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <5>
• Woodland Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <5>
• Manitou Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Springs
  • Manitou Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Springs <5>
• Cripple Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
  • Cripple Creek is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cripple Creek <5>
• Green Mountain Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain Falls
  • Green Mountain Falls is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain Falls <5>
• Victor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <5>
• Goldfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Teller County
• Cascade
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <5>
• Chipita Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipita Park
  • Chipita Park is located in El Paso County
  • Chipita Park has also been known as:
  • Cascade - Chipita Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chipita Park <5>
• Divide
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Divide is located in Teller County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <5>

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 Gillett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gillett.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillett. See our Newspapers Page for Gillett.

Adding Gillett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gillett 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 Gillett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gillett post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Teller County: www.co.teller.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/