Welcome to Gresham ...

Gresham is located in Green County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gresham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Gresham is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gresham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Gresham (for example, toward Science Hill), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Gresham is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Gresham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Gresham - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Gresham ...

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

• Campbellsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
  • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <4>
• Columbia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Greensburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Green County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Edmonton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
  • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <4>
• Kemp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
  • Kemp is located in Adair County
• Exie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
  • Exie is located in Green County
• Milltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Milltown is located in Adair County
• Pickett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
  • Pickett is located in Adair County
• Portland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Adair County
• Coburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
  • Coburg is located in Adair County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gresham ...

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

Adding Gresham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gresham post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gresham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/