Welcome to Goldston ...

The town of Goldston is located in Chatham County<1>.

The location of Goldston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goldston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Goldston has a population of 300 people<3> (see below for details).

Goldston is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Goldston: (919) and (984)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Goldston had an population of 300 people. This is an increase of 11.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Goldston had a population of 268 people. This makes Goldston the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 268 people, the population of Goldston decreased 15.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 319 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Goldston.

Communities near Goldston ...

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

• Sanford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <6>
• Siler City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler City
  • Siler City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siler City <6>
• Pittsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <6>
• Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <6>
• Broadway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <6>
• Robbins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Robbins is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <6>
• Staley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
  • Staley is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staley <6>
• Cameron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <6>
• Carbonton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
  • Carbonton is located in Chatham County
• Cumnock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
  • Cumnock is located in Lee 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 Goldston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goldston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goldston ...

Looking for more information about Goldston? 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 Goldston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Goldston.

Adding Goldston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goldston 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 Goldston was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Goldston on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goldston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chatham County: www.co.chatham.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/