Welcome to Gold Rock ...
Gold Rock is located in Nash County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Gold Rock, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gold Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Gold Rock is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Gold Rock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Gold Rock is within the (252) area code.
Communities Also Named Gold Rock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gold Rock - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gold Rock.
Communities near Gold Rock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gold Rock.
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
- Tarboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <4>
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Nash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Halifax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <4>
- Spring Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Spring Hope is located in Nash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hope <4>
- Elm City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
- Elm City is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <4>
- Dortches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Whitakers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
- Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <4>
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 Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gold Rock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gold Rock. 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 Rock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gold Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Gold Rock.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gold Rock ...
Looking for more information about Gold Rock? 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 Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gold Rock.
Adding Gold Rock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gold Rock 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 Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gold Rock post office opened in 1886.
We also found Gold Rock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gold Rock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gold Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.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 Nash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gold Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |