Welcome to Gould City ...
Gould City is located in Garfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gould City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Gould City is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gould City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Gould City: 509
Communities Also Named Gould City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gould City - they are located in Kansas (2), Michigan and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gould City.
Communities near Gould City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gould City.
- Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Mayview is located in Garfield County
- Pataha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
- Pataha is located in Garfield County
- Almota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
- Almota is located in Whitman County
- Chambers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Chambers is located in Whitman County
- Delaney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delaney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Delaney is located in Columbia County
- Peola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
- Peola is located in Garfield County
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Staley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Staley is located in Whitman County
- Colton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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 Gould City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gould City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gould City. 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 Gould City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gould City. See our Newspapers Page for Gould City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gould City ...
Looking for more information about Gould City? 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 Gould City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gould City.
Adding Gould City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gould City 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 Gould City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gould City post office opened in 1891.
We also found Gould City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gould City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gould City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |