Welcome to Gold Center ...
So far, we found very little information about Gold Center. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gold Center to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gold Center, please Contact Us.
Gold Center would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
Gold Center was established in 1904.
A typical abbreviation for Gold Center: Gold Ctr. (or less commonly used: Gold Cen., Gold Cent. or Gold Cntr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gold Center is 3,140 feet [957 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Gold Center is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Gold Center was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Gold Center ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gold Center.
- Rhyolite ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhyolite is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyolite
- Carrara ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrara is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrara
- Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hot Springs is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Chloride City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chloride City is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride City
- Leadfield ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leadfield is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadfield
- Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beatty Junction is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Junction
- Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Schwab ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Schwab is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab
- Amargosa Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
- Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
- Greenland
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gold Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gold Center.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gold Center. See our Newspapers Page for Gold Center.
Adding Gold Center to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gold Center 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 (so far) for Gold Center was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gold Center post office opened in 1905. The Gold Center post office closed in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gold Center.
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 Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gold Center - 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |