Gold City, Kentucky

Gold City is an unincorporated community in Simpson County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 585 northeast of the city of Franklin, the county seat of Simpson County.^[1] Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m).^[2]

Gold City
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°45′16″N 86°26′51″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Simpson
Elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	42134
GNIS feature ID	508107

The origin of the name Gold City goes back to an incident when residents were digging a well. Rocks thought to be containing gold turned out to be in fact worthless. A post office was established in the community in 1886.^[3]

References

1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 42.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gold City, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2007-12-31.
3. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 118. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.