Welcome to Gilpin ...

Gilpin is located in Gilpin County<1>.

The location of Gilpin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> In other words, the elevation 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)<4>

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.

• Boulder
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <5>
• Golden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Superior
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <5>
• Idaho Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Nederland
  (4 miles [6.4 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 <5>
• Fraser
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Winter Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Georgetown
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• Central City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Empire
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>

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 for Gilpin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gilpin post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilpin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gilpin. 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/