Goldville in Tallapoosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Goldville
Goldville, Alabama
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 7, 2016
1. Goldville Marker
Was at one time
one of the
largest cities in Alabama
with a population of
near 5,000
With the coming of
the California gold rush
in 1849
the city became
a dormant municipality
later to be
reinstated on July 9, 1973
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is January 25, 1843.
Location. 33° 5.018′ N, 85° 47.101′ W. Marker is in Goldville, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County. It is at the intersection of Goldville Cut Off Road and Bluff Springs Road, on the right when traveling west on Goldville Cut Off Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4233 Goldville Cut Off Road, Cragford AL 36255, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle Of Emucfau (approx. 3.3 miles away); Town of New Site (approx. 3.4 miles away); Horseshoe Bend Campaign Combatants (approx. 7.6 miles away); Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (approx. 7.7 miles away); A Bloody Contest (approx. 7.8 miles away); Miller Covered Bridge (approx. 7.9 miles away); Who Were the Creek? (approx. 7.9 miles away); Futile Escape (approx. 7.9 miles away).
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Also see . . .
1. Goldville, Alabama. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 7, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Goldville Alabama. Digital Alabama website entry (Submitted on December 4, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 7, 2016
2. Goldville Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 7, 2016
3. Area view of marker looking towards Alabama Highway 49.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,045 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 7, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
