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Welcome to Goulds ...

Goulds is located in Delaware County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Goulds, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Goulds is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Goulds lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Goulds ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Goulds, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Goulds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Goulds - they are located in Florida, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Goulds ...

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

  • Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
  • Walton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
  • Deposit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
    • Deposit is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
  • Hancock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • Jeffersonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
  • Horton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Horton is located in Delaware County
  • Butternut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
  • Cooks Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
  • Long Eddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gregorytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
    • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goulds ...

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

Adding Goulds to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goulds post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goulds.

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goulds - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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