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Ghost town · York County, Pennsylvania
Golden is a ghost town in York County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 3 former communities in York County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Golden as a historical populated place on the York topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.9623° N, 76.6275° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | York |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 654 ft |
| Nearest living town | Stonybrook, PA |
| Distance to it | 1.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1211205 |
| Coordinates | 39.96232, -76.62747 |
What's there now
Golden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stonybrook, PA (population 3,662), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 654 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Forry's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 10.7 mi
- Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 11.4 mi
- Pleasant Groveghost town · York County · 13.2 mi
- Risser's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 13.9 mi
- Schenck's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 15.1 mi
- Colemanville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 15.8 mi
- Landis Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 16.7 mi
- McCall's Ferry Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 17.1 mi
- Pigeon Hillsghost town · York County · 17.3 mi
- Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 17.3 mi
- Baumgardener's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 17.8 mi
- Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 18.6 mi
Questions
Where is Golden?
Golden is in York County, Pennsylvania, at 39.9623, -76.6275.
How many ghost towns are in York County?
York County, Pennsylvania has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.