Welcome to Gresham ...

Gresham is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gresham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Gresham is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gresham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Gresham ...

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

• Oil City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <3>
• Franklin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Sugarcreek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
• Cochranton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
  • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <3>
• Pleasantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <3>
• Tidioute
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <3>
• Rouseville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
  • Rouseville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <3>
• Tionesta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <3>
• Cooperstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooperstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people

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.<5>

From that list, the Gresham post office opened in 1884.

We also found Gresham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (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 Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/