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Welcome to Troublesome ...

Troublesome is located in Grand County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Troublesome, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Troublesome is 7,360 feet [2,243 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Troublesome is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Troublesome: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Troublesome ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Troublesome - they are located in Kansas and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Troublesome ...

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

  • Granby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kremmling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hot Sulphur Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Parshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Heeney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bond
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tabernash
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Egeria
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Egeria is located in Routt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
  • McCoy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fraser
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Troublesome ...

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

Adding Troublesome to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Troublesome post office opened in 1878. The Troublesome post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Troublesome.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Grand, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Troublesome - 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 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Troublesome area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Troublesome area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/