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Welcome to Goldson ...

Goldson is located in Lane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goldson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Goldson is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Goldson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Goldson: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Goldson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Goldson - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Goldson ...

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

  • Eugene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Springfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Junction City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Lane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
  • Veneta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veneta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veneta
    • Veneta is located in Lane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veneta <4>
  • Harrisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Halsey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Alvadore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fern Ridge Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge Shores
    • Fern Ridge Shores is located in Lane County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goldson ...

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

Adding Goldson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Goldson post office opened in 1891.

We also found Goldson on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goldson.

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

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goldson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Goldson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Goldson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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