Early El Paso County Colorado map. Gwillimsville was six miles east of Monument in northern El Paso County

Gwillimsville was a settlement at the head of Cherry Creek and six miles east of Monument in northern El Paso County, Colorado. Its settlers were engaged in dairy, ranching, and timber businesses.[1][2] The Gwillimsville post office operated from April 18, 1878, until September 25, 1890.[3][2]

See also

References

  1. George A. Crofutt (1885). Crofutt's Grip-sack Guide of Colorado: A Complete Encyclopedia of the State. Overland Publishing Company. p. 102.
  2. 1 2 "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Denver Public Library. p. 278. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.