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Welcome to Gold Hill ...

Gold Hill is located in Rowan County<1>.


The location of Gold Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Gold Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Gold Hill is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gold Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Gold Hill: (704) and (980)<4>

Websites for Gold Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gold Hill, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Gold Hill ...

While we believe that this Gold Hill is located in Rowan County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Gold Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hoke and Rockingham County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 17 communities that are also named Gold Hill - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Nevada (2), New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gold Hill.

Communities near Gold Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gold Hill.

  • Concord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kannapolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
    • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <5>
  • Salisbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Albemarle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • China Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Locust
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Locust is located in Stanly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust <5>
  • Spencer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Landis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis
    • Landis is located in Rowan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landis <5>
  • Granite Quarry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Gold Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gold Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gold Hill. 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 Gold Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gold Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Gold Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gold Hill ...

Looking for more information about Gold Hill? 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 Gold Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gold Hill.

Adding Gold Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gold Hill 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 Gold Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gold Hill post office opened in 1844.

We also found Gold Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gold Hill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gold Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gold Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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