Welcome to Wild Irishman ...

So far, we found very little information about Wild Irishman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wild Irishman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wild Irishman, please Contact Us.

Wild Irishman would have been located within present day Summit County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wild Irishman is 10,370 feet [3,161 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wild Irishman is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Wild Irishman was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Wild Irishman was located: 970

The community of Wild Irishman has also been called Preston Mill. and Preston. For more information about the names of Wild Irishman, see The Names of Wild Irishman on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Wild Irishman ...

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

• Silverthorne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverthorne
  • Silverthorne is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverthorne <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Silverthorne
  • From Wild Irishman to Silverthorne
• Frisco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <4>
• Dillon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
• Blue River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Blue River is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
• Fairplay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Fairplay is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairplay
  • From Wild Irishman to Fairplay
• Alma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alma
  • From Wild Irishman to Alma
• Red Cliff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
  • Red Cliff is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cliff <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Cliff
  • From Wild Irishman to Red Cliff
• Montezuma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montezuma
  • From Wild Irishman to Montezuma
• Dyersville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Dyersville is located in Summit County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dyersville
  • From Wild Irishman to Dyersville
• Swandyke ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swandyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandyke
  • Swandyke is located in Summit County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Swandyke
  • From Wild Irishman to Swandyke

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.co.us/

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