Welcome to Gresham ...
Gresham is located in Crawford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gresham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Gresham is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gresham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
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, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, 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.
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sugarcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sugarcreek
- From Gresham to Sugarcreek
- Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
- Cochranton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
- Cochranton is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <3>
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tidioute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rouseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
- Rouseville is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <3>
- Tionesta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<6>
From that list, the Gresham post office opened in 1884.
We also found Gresham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gresham.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gresham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |