Welcome to Golden Gardens ...
Golden Gardens is located in Saint Clair County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Golden Gardens: Golden Gdns. (or less commonly used: Golden Gardns., Golden Grdens. or Golden Grdns.)
Golden Gardens is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Golden Gardens lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Golden Gardens: 618 & 730<3>
Communities near Golden Gardens ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Golden Gardens.
- Saint Louis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Florissant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- University City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- O'Fallon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Granite City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- East Saint Louis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Gardens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Golden Gardens.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Golden Gardens. 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 Gardens.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden Gardens. See our Newspapers Page for Golden Gardens.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golden Gardens ...
Looking for more information about Golden Gardens? 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 Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Golden Gardens.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Golden Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Golden Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Golden Gardens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |