Welcome to Golden ...

Golden is located in Delaware County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Golden, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Golden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Golden is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Golden: (563)

Communities Also Named Golden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Golden - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan (4), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Golden ...

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

• Manchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Dyersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <4>
• Monticello
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Central City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Edgewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
• Winthrop
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
• Walker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
• Earlville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <4>
• Alburnett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburnett
  • Alburnett is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alburnett <4>
• Coggon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggon
  • Coggon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coggon <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 Golden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Golden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golden ...

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

Adding Golden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Golden in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Golden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Golden post office opened in 1883.

We also found Golden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Golden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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