Welcome to Gold Hill ...
So far, we found very little information about Gold Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gold Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gold Hill, please Contact Us.
Gold Hill would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
The location of Gold Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gold Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gold Hill is 5,840 feet [1,780 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Gold Hill is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Gold Hill was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Gold Hill, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
The location where Gold Hill once stood is in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Gold Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Gold Hill - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Nevada (2), North Carolina (3), 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 7 communities that are near Gold Hill.
- Lordsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsburg
- Lordsburg is located in Hidalgo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lordsburg <5>
- Shakespeare ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
- Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County
- Former name for Shakespeare:
- Ralston City
- Separ
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
- Separ is located in Grant County
- Redrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
- Redrock is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redrock <5>
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <5>
- Hurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <5>
- Steins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
- Steins is located in Hidalgo County
- Former name for Steins:
- Stein's Pass
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.
Adding Gold Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gold Hill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1886.
We also found Gold Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gold Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
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 Gold Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gold Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |