Welcome to Goldfield ...

So far, we found very little information about Goldfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Goldfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goldfield, please Contact Us.

Goldfield would have been located within present day Pinal County<2>.

Goldfield was founded in 1892.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Goldfield is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Goldfield was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The Area Code where Goldfield was located: 480

Communities Also Named Goldfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Goldfield - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Mississippi, Nevada and Ontario.

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

Communities near Goldfield ...

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

• Mesa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
  • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mesa
  • From Goldfield to Mesa
• Gilbert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gilbert
  • From Goldfield to Gilbert
• Queen Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Creek
  • Queen Creek is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Creek <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Queen Creek
  • From Goldfield to Queen Creek
• Apache Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Junction
  • Apache Junction is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apache Junction <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Apache Junction
  • From Goldfield to Apache Junction
• Fountain Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hills
  • Fountain Hills is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Hills <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fountain Hills
  • From Goldfield to Fountain Hills
• Gold Canyon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Canyon
  • Gold Canyon is located in Pinal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Canyon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gold Canyon
  • From Goldfield to Gold Canyon
• Tortilla Flat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tortilla Flat
  • Tortilla Flat is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tortilla Flat <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tortilla Flat
  • From Goldfield to Tortilla Flat
• Silver Spur Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spur Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spur Village
  • Silver Spur Village is located in Maricopa County
• Buckhorn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Maricopa County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buckhorn
  • From Goldfield to Buckhorn
• Gold Camp
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Camp
  • Gold Camp is located in Pinal 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 Goldfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goldfield.

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

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

Adding Goldfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goldfield 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 Goldfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Goldfield post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goldfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/