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Welcome to Golinza ...

Golinza is located in Forest County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Golinza, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Golinza is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Golinza lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Golinza: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Golinza ...

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

  • Oil City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clarion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Knox
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
  • Pleasantville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tidioute
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Strattanville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rouseville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Shippenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tionesta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Corsica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Corsica is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golinza ...

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

Adding Golinza to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Golinza 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 Golinza was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Golinza post office opened in 1888. The Golinza post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Golinza.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Golinza - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Golinza area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Golinza 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>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/