Welcome to Grand Mesa ...

Grand Mesa is located in Delta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Mesa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Grand Mesa is 10,140 feet [3,091 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Grand Mesa is about 2 miles [or ~3 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Grand Mesa lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Grand Mesa: (970)

Communities near Grand Mesa ...

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

• Orchard City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
  • Orchard City is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
• Cedaredge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedaredge
  • Cedaredge is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedaredge <4>
• Collbran
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collbran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
  • Collbran is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collbran <4>
• Molina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molina
  • Molina is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molina <4>
• Eckert
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
  • Eckert is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckert <4>
• Mesa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
  • Mesa is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <4>
• Plateau City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plateau City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau City
  • Plateau City is located in Mesa County
• Austin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Cory
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
  • Cory is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cory <4>
• Hotchkiss
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkiss
  • Hotchkiss is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hotchkiss <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 Grand Mesa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Mesa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Mesa ...

Looking for more information about Grand Mesa? 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 Grand Mesa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Mesa.

Adding Grand Mesa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Mesa 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 Grand Mesa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Grand Mesa post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Mesa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Mesa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/

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