Welcome to Golden ...Golden is located in Idaho County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Golden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910. Golden is 3,510 feet [1,070 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Golden is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Golden lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Golden, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Area Codes for Golden: 208 & 986<3> Communities Also Named Golden ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Golden - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (4), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Golden. Communities near Golden ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Golden.
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 Golden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Golden. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Golden. 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 Golden. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden. See our Newspapers Page for Golden. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golden ...Looking for more information about Golden? 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 Golden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Golden. Adding Golden to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Golden 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 Golden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Golden. Footnotes ...
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