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History · Upper Witter Gulch

Half of Upper Witter Gulch’s homes were built after 1988

Most of Upper Witter Gulch was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1957 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Upper Witter Gulch’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Upper Witter Gulch are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Upper Witter Gulch’s history is told.

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The story so far

Upper Witter Gulch, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Upper Witter Gulch yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Upper Witter Gulch is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The population was 347 at the 2020 census. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Evergreen post office (Zip Code 80439) serves the area.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Upper Witter Gulch on the map, 1957 to 1974

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Upper Witter Gulch. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Upper Witter Gulch on the 1957 USGS mapUpper Witter Gulch on the 1974 USGS map1957Squaw Pass sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Upper Witter Gulch.

Famous people

Famous people close to Upper Witter Gulch

Nobody well known was born in Upper Witter Gulch itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Chris BroderickAmerican guitarist · b. 1970
Gregg HenryAmerican actor · b. 1952
Derek CianfranceAmerican film director and screenwriter · b. 1974
Arthur HoytAmerican film actor · b. 1874
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Hayden ByerlyAmerican actor · b. 2000
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Jake CanterAmerican snowboarder · b. 2003
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Upper Bear CreekIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.