Welcome to Russell Gulch ...

Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County<1>.

Russell Gulch was founded in 1858.

Russell Gulch is 9,150 feet [2,789 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Russell Gulch is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Russell Gulch: (303) and (720)<3>

Communities near Russell Gulch ...

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

• Golden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
• Idaho Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
  • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <4>
• Nederland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Fraser
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
  • Fraser is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <4>
• Winter Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <4>
• Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Empire
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
• Silver Plume
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <4>
• Caribou ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
  • Caribou is located in Boulder County
  • Caribou has also been known as:
  • Caribou City
• Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
  • Downieville - Lawson - Dumont is located in Clear Creek 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 Russell Gulch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Russell Gulch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Russell Gulch ...

Looking for more information about Russell Gulch? 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 Russell Gulch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Russell Gulch.

Adding Russell Gulch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Russell Gulch post office opened in 1879.

We also found Russell Gulch in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Russell Gulch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gilpin County: www.co.gilpin.co.us/

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