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Welcome to Rollinsville ...

Rollinsville is located in Gilpin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rollinsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Rollinsville is 8,470 feet [2,582 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rollinsville is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Rollinsville: 303, 720 & 983<3>

The ZIP code for Rollinsville: 80474<4>

Communities near Rollinsville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rollinsville ...

Looking for more information about Rollinsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rollinsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rollinsville.

Adding Rollinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rollinsville 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 (so far) for Rollinsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rollinsville post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rollinsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Gilpin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rollinsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Rollinsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Rollinsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rollinsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rollinsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/