Welcome to Gold Basin ...
So far, we found very little information about Gold Basin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gold Basin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gold Basin, please Contact Us.
Gold Basin would have been located within present day Mohave County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Gold Basin, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gold Basin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Time Zone: The area where Gold Basin was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Gold Basin, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
If Gold Basin still existed, it would have been in the (928) area code.
Communities near Gold Basin ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Gold Basin.
- White Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
- White Hills is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hills <4>
- Meadview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadview
- Meadview is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadview <4>
- Dolan Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan Springs
- Dolan Springs is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolan Springs <4>
- Temple Bar Marina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Bar Marina
- Temple Bar Marina is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple Bar Marina <4>
- South Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cove
- South Cove is located in Mohave County
- Chloride
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Chloride is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chloride <4>
- Willow Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Willow Beach is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Beach <4>
- Grasshopper Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasshopper Junction
- Grasshopper Junction is located in Mohave County
- Mineral Park ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Mineral Park is located in Mohave County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gold Basin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gold Basin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gold Basin. 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 Basin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gold Basin. See our Newspapers Page for Gold Basin.
Adding Gold Basin to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Gold Basin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gold Basin post office opened in 1890.
We also found Gold Basin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gold Basin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gold Basin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Mohave, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |