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Welcome to Golconda ...The city of Golconda is located in Pope County<1> and is the County Seat for Pope County. The location of Golconda has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Golconda: gahl-KON-duh<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Golconda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1820. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Golconda has a population of 628 people<4> (see below for details). Golconda is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Golconda lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Golconda: (618) The ZIP code for Golconda: 62938<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Golconda had an population of 628 people. This is a decrease of 5.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.5% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Golconda had a population of 668 people (or 14.93% of the total population of Pope County). This makes Golconda the county's most populous community. With a 2010 count of 668 people, the population of Golconda decreased 7.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 726 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Golconda. Communities Also Named Golconda ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Golconda - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho 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. Our list includes 7 papers. 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Golconda, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Golconda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Golconda in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Golconda. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Golconda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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