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Welcome to Golansville ...

Golansville is located in Caroline County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Golansville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

Golansville is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Golansville: (804)

Communities near Golansville ...

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

  • Ashland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bowling Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
  • Ruther Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hewlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
    • Hewlett is located in Hanover County
  • Burruss Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
    • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Penola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
    • Penola is located in Caroline County
  • Arcadia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Beaverdam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marye
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
    • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Partlow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golansville ...

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

Adding Golansville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Golansville post office opened in 1818.

We also found Golansville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Golansville.

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

The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, 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 Golansville - 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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