Welcome to Golden ...

Golden is located in McCurtain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Golden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Golden is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Golden: (580)

The ZIP code for Golden: 74737<3>

Communities Also Named Golden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Golden: This one is located in McCurtain County and the other is located in Grant County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 32 communities that are also named Golden - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (4), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, 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.

• Idabel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
  • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <4>
• Broken Bow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <4>
• Valliant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <4>
• Wright City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <4>
• Millerton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <4>
• Haworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
  • Haworth is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <4>
• Garvin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
  • Garvin is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <4>
• Swink
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <4>
• Holly Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
• Hochatown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochatown
  • Hochatown is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochatown <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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Golden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Golden.

Adding Golden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Golden 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 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 1911.

We also found Golden on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

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.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/