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Welcome to Goldsboro ...

Goldsboro is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Goldsboro is located in Coleman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goldsboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Goldsboro is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Goldsboro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Goldsboro: 325

The ZIP code for Goldsboro: 79519<3>

Communities Also Named Goldsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Goldsboro - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Goldsboro ...

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

  • Winters
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuscola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo Gap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Lawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Novice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ovalo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Guion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Guion is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
  • Glen Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Denton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Denton is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton has also been known as:
    • Denton Valley
  • Potosi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Potosi is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goldsboro ...

Looking for more information about Goldsboro? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Goldsboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Goldsboro.

Adding Goldsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goldsboro 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 Goldsboro was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goldsboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coleman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goldsboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Goldsboro). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Goldsboro or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.