Welcome to Gresham ...

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

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

Gresham would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.

The location of Gresham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gresham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gresham is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Gresham was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Gresham still existed, it would have been in the (417) 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, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, 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.

• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Bolivar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <5>
• Willard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
• Strafford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Strafford is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <5>
• Fair Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <5>
• Ash Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
  • Ash Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Grove <5>
• Walnut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <5>
• Pleasant Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
  • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <5>
• Fair Play
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Fair Play is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <5>
• Morrisville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>

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.

Adding Gresham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gresham in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>

From that list, the Gresham post office opened in 1885.

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 ...

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/