Welcome to Golconda ...Golconda is located in Montezuma County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Golconda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894. Golconda is 9,160 feet [2,792 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Golconda is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Golconda lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Golconda: 970 & 748<3> Communities Also Named Golconda ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Golconda - they are located in Arizona, Idaho, Illinois and Nevada. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Golconda. Communities near Golconda ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Golconda.
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 Golconda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Golconda. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Golconda. 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 Golconda. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Golconda. See our Newspapers Page for Golconda. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golconda ...Looking for more information about Golconda? 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 Golconda, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Golconda. Adding Golconda to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Golconda 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 (so far) for Golconda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Golconda. Footnotes ...
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