Welcome to Gold Creek ...

Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County<1>.

The location of Gold Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gold Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Gold Creek: Gold Crk. (or less commonly used: Gold Ck. or Gold Cr.)

Gold Creek is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gold Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gold Creek is within the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Gold Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Gold Creek - they are located in Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gold Creek.

Communities near Gold Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gold Creek.

• Conway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• North Little Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
  • North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <4>
• Sherwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <4>
• Jacksonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Maumelle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <4>
• Greenbrier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
  • Greenbrier is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbrier <4>
• Vilonia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
  • Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <4>
• Mayflower
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Mayflower is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayflower <4>
• Wooster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <4>
• Plumerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumerville
  • Plumerville is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumerville <4>

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 Gold Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gold Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gold Creek. 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 Gold Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gold Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Gold Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gold Creek ...

Looking for more information about Gold Creek? 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 Gold Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gold Creek.

Adding Gold Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gold Creek 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 Gold Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gold Creek post office opened in 1879.

We also found Gold Creek on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gold Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gold Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/