Welcome to Gold Hill ...

Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gold Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Gold Hill is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Gold Hill is within the boundaries of the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Gold Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Gold Hill - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Nevada (2), New Mexico, North Carolina (3), Oregon, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gold Hill ...

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

• Scottsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Dillwyn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
• Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Bridgeport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
• Trents Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
  • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
• Trenton Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
• Centenary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
  • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
• Lakeside Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
• Weber City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Weber City is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weber City <4>
• Buckingham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
  • Buckingham is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gold Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gold Hill ...

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

Adding Gold Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gold Hill post office opened in 1852.

We also found Gold Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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