Today, Gold Hill lies mostly in the corporate limits of Auburn.

During most of its history, the barn which housed the general store was connected to about 4,200 acres (17 km2) of farmland.

Following The Great Migration, many of the field laborers left the area to begin new lives in northern cities such as Detroit and Buffalo.

Eventually, the store closed down and the mail trains didn't make stops in "Gold Ridge" anymore (to this day, the mail is still delivered to the community from the post office in Waverly, Alabama).

Despite this, the barn stood as Gold Hill's most recognizable landmark until it was torn down in 2010.