Welcome to Troublesome ...

Troublesome is located in Grand County<1>.

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

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.<3> 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

Troublesome is located in the (970) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <4>
• Kremmling
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremmling
  • Kremmling is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremmling <4>
• Hot Sulphur Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Sulphur Springs
  • Hot Sulphur Springs is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Sulphur Springs <4>
• Parshall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshall
  • Parshall is located in Grand County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parshall <4>
• Heeney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heeney
  • Heeney is located in Summit County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heeney <4>
• Bond
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
  • Bond is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bond <4>
• Tabernash
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernash
  • Tabernash is located in Grand County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabernash <4>
• Egeria
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
  • Egeria is located in Routt County
• McCoy
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
  • McCoy is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCoy <4>
• Fraser
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • 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 <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 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 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.

We also found Troublesome in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Troublesome.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grand County: www.co.grand.co.us/

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