Welcome to Gilman ...

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

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

Gilman would have been located within present day Eagle County<2>.

Gilman was founded in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gilman is 8,950 feet [2,728 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gilman is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

If Gilman still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Gilman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Gilman - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine (2), Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Gilman ...

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

• Avon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Vail
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
  • Vail is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <5>
• Breckenridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <5>
• Silverthorne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverthorne
  • Silverthorne is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverthorne <5>
• Frisco
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <5>
• Minturn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
  • Minturn is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <5>
• Dillon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <5>
• Blue River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Blue River is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
• Pando ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
  • Pando is located in Eagle County
• Camp Hale ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
  • Camp Hale is located in Eagle 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 Gilman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilman.

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

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

Adding Gilman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gilman post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

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