Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Golden itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Golden, with the one closest to Golden listed first.
- Brindletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
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- Dysartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
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- Trio ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Sunshine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
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- Hollis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
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- Rollins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
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- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
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- Vein Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
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- Washburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
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- Delight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
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- Casar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers is located in Burke County
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- New House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
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- Enola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
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- Cuba ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
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- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
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- Bostic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Polkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Calvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
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- Glen Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
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- Rutherfordton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellenboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Campcall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
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- Knob Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
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- Camp Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
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- Shoups Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
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- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Golden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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