Welcome to Goldenrod ...

Goldenrod is located in Becker County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goldenrod, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Goldenrod is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Goldenrod is within the (218) area code.

Communities Also Named Goldenrod ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Goldenrod - they are located in Florida and Kansas.

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

Communities near Goldenrod ...

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

• Park Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Rapids
  • Park Rapids is located in Hubbard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Rapids <4>
• Long Lost Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
  • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
• Pine Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
  • Pine Point is located in Becker County
• Ponsford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponsford
  • Ponsford is located in Becker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponsford <4>
• Osage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Osage is located in Becker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <4>
• Lake George
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
  • Lake George is located in Hubbard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <4>
• Elbow Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
  • Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
• Dorset
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
  • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
• Minerva
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
• Nevis
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevis
  • Nevis is located in Hubbard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevis <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 Goldenrod. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goldenrod.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goldenrod ...

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

Adding Goldenrod to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goldenrod post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goldenrod.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Becker County: www.co.becker.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/