Abandoned Record
About Gilman
Gilman is an abandoned mining town in southeastern Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The Gilman post office operated from November 3, 1886, until April 22, 1986.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Gilman, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Gilman is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Gilman
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1934 Minturn sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Minturn sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Leadville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Leadville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Leadville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Leadville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Leadville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Minturn sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Vail sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Gilman
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Gilman": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Gilman, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5562458.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).