Welcome to Apex ...

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

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

Apex would have been located within present day Gilpin County<2>.

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

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

If Apex still existed, it would have been in the (303) & (720)<3> area codes.

Communities Also Named Apex ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Apex - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Oregon.

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

Communities near Apex ...

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

• Boulder
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Idaho Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Central City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Empire
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Jamestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Silver Plume
  (14 miles [22.5 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>

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

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

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

Adding Apex to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Apex in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Apex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Apex.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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