Welcome to Goldfield ...

Goldfield is located in Esmeralda County<1> and is the County Seat for Esmeralda County.

Goldfield was established in 1902.

Goldfield is 5,680 feet [1,731 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Goldfield is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Goldfield is located in the (775) area code.

The ZIP code for Goldfield: 89013<3>

Communities Also Named Goldfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Goldfield - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Mississippi and Ontario.

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

Communities near Goldfield ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Goldfield.

• Silver Peak
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
  • Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
• Lida
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lida
  • Lida is located in Esmeralda County
  • Lida has also been known as:
  • Alida Valley
  • Alida
  • Lida Valley
• Blair ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Esmeralda County
• Tonopah
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
  • Tonopah is located in Nye County
  • Former name for Tonopah:
  • Butler City
  • Tonopah has also been known as:
  • New Belmont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <4>
• Gold Point
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Gold Point is located in Esmeralda County
  • Former names for Gold Point:
  • Hornsilver
  • Lime Point
• Nivloc ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nivloc
  • Nivloc is located in Esmeralda County
• Scottys Junction
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottys Junction
  • Scottys Junction is located in Nye 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 Goldfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goldfield.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldfield. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Goldfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goldfield ...

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

Adding Goldfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goldfield post office opened in 1903.

We also found Goldfield on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goldfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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