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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Golden (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Golden. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Golden is historic, it would have been located within present day Brooks County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brooks County: Jefferson (FL), Madison (FL), Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes & Thomas.

Below are the counties that are near Golden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Golden:

  • Brooks County     (The home county of Golden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
    • Fodie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Morven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Quitman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Dixie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Empress
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Barwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
    • Ray City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
    • Berlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Moultrie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
    • Cecil
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Adel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sparks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lenox
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Staunton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
    • Howell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Howell is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Statenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Barko Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Mineola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Remerton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Hahira
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Valdosta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Franklinville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Clyattville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dasher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Lake Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Naylor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Melrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
    • Pavo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Boston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Coolidge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Newark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Fredonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Hamilton County (FL)
    • Jennings
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
    • Cherry Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Leland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Pinetta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hamburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Madison is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Greenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Golden, see our County-by-County Page for Golden.

Cemeteries Near Golden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golden.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Golden - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Golden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.

  • Rizer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Morven.
  • Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Morning Star Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Redding Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pallbearers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Troupville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • River Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • New Macedonia Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North End Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Golden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Golden.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.

  • Ousley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
  • Mineola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Morven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Quitman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hahira
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Valdosta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dixie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Nankin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Nankin is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
  • Clyattville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dasher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Berlin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Adel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cherry Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Leland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Lake Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Golden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Golden.

Newspapers Published in Golden ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golden, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Golden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Golden:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Golden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Golden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.