Welcome to Gold Mine ...

Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gold Mine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gold Mine is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gold Mine is located in the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Gold Mine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gold Mine - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Gold Mine ...

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

• Lebanon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Palmyra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Shamokin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
• Cornwall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <4>
• Minersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
• Myerstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myerstown
  • Myerstown is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myerstown <4>
• Cleona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleona
  • Cleona is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleona <4>
• Pine Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <4>
• Jonestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <4>
• Lykens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykens
  • Lykens is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lykens <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 Gold Mine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gold Mine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gold Mine ...

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

Adding Gold Mine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gold Mine 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 Gold Mine was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Gold Mine on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gold Mine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/