Welcome to Gilpin ...Gilpin is located in Gilpin County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilpin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897. Gilpin is 9,030 feet [2,752 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gilpin is about 1¾ mile [or 2¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Gilpin lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Gilpin: 303, 720 & 983<3> Communities Also Named Gilpin ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Gilpin: This one is located in Gilpin County and the other is located in Bent County. Beyond Colorado, there are 8 communities that are also named Gilpin - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gilpin. Communities near Gilpin ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gilpin.
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 Gilpin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilpin. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gilpin. 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 Gilpin. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilpin. See our Newspapers Page for Gilpin. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilpin ...Looking for more information about Gilpin? 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 Gilpin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gilpin. Adding Gilpin to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gilpin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gilpin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilpin. Footnotes ...
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