Welcome to Gresham ...

Gresham is located in Boulder County<1>.

The location of Gresham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gresham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Gresham is 8,430 feet [2,569 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gresham is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Gresham lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Gresham: (303) and (720)<4>

Communities Also Named Gresham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Gresham - they are located in Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Gresham ...

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

• Boulder
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <5>
• Longmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmont
  • Longmont is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmont <5>
• Louisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Estes Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Park
  • Estes Park is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estes Park <5>
• Lyons
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
• Nederland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Former names for Nederland:
  • Browns Crossing
  • Dayton
  • Middle Boulder
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <5>
• Ward
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <5>
• Caribou ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
  • Caribou is located in Boulder County
  • Caribou has also been known as:
  • Caribou City
• Rowena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
  • Rowena is located in Boulder County
• Gold Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Boulder County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gresham ...

Looking for more information about Gresham? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gresham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gresham.

Adding Gresham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gresham post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gresham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gresham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/

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