On This Day In Alabama History: Goldville Was Incorporated

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

Its boom time didn’t last long, but Goldville owes its existence to the precious metal that was found nearby in the hills of north-central Tallapoosa County in the early 1840s. The town was founded by gold seekers in 1842 and officially incorporated on Jan. 25 the following year. At one point, the town boasted between 3,000 and 5,000 residents, depending on the source, with a hotel, numerous saloons, a race track and even a Masonic lodge. By the late 1840s, however, the gold was gone, and many miners headed west to new hot spots discovered in California. Goldville began a quick decline, with a few cotton farmers remaining. According to the 2010 Census, Goldville now has a population of 55.

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