Golconda, NV

Golconda is a census-designated place in southeastern Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. The 2020 census counted 182 residents. Golconda is located along Interstate 80 on the Humboldt River in the northwestern part of the state. Golconda has a post office, which has been in operation since 1869. A newcomer can read Golconda through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Golconda comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Golconda was founded in 1869. The community was named for the ancient diamond mining center of Golkonda in India. The Osgood Mountains lie across the Humboldt River to the north.