Welcome to Gold ...

Gold is located in Burke County<1>.

The location of Gold 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, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Gold is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gold is within the boundaries of the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Gold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Gold - they are located in Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Gold ...

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

• Lenoir
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
  • Former name for Lenoir:
  • Tucker's Barn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <4>
• Morganton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • Morganton is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <4>
• Marion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Sawmills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
  • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
• Granite Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <4>
• Valdese
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valdese have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdese
  • Valdese is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdese <4>
• Gamewell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
  • Former name for Hudson:
  • Hudsonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Cajah's Mountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajah's Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
  • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
• Spruce Pine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gold.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gold ...

Looking for more information about Gold? 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 Gold, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gold.

Adding Gold to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gold 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 was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gold.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Burke County: www.co.burke.nc.us/

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