Welcome to Golden ...

So far, we found very little information about Golden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Golden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Golden, please Contact Us.

Golden would have been located within present day Santa Fe County<2>.

The location of Golden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Golden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Golden is 6,630 feet [2,021 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Golden is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Golden was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Golden once stood is in the (505) area code.

Communities Also Named Golden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Golden - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (4), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Golden ...

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

• Bernalillo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernalillo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernalillo
  • Bernalillo is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernalillo <5>
• Edgewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Santa Fe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <5>
• Tijeras
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tijeras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
  • Tijeras is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tijeras <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Santa Fe County
• Sandia Knolls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Knolls
  • Sandia Knolls is located in Bernalillo County
• Diamond Tail Ranch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Tail Ranch
  • Diamond Tail Ranch is located in Sandoval County
• Madrid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <5>
• Sandia Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Park
  • Sandia Park is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandia Park <5>
• Canoncito
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
  • Canoncito is located in Bernalillo County
• Los Cerrillos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerrillos
  • Los Cerrillos is located in Santa Fe County
  • Los Cerrillos has also been known as:
  • Cerrillos

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

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

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

Adding Golden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Golden post office opened in 1880.

We also found Golden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Golden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/