Welcome to Goose Pond ...

So far, we found very little information about Goose Pond. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Goose Pond to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goose Pond, please Contact Us.

Goose Pond would have been located within present day Oglethorpe County<2>.

The location of Goose Pond has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goose Pond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1808.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Goose Pond is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Goose Pond was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Goose Pond once stood is in the (706) & (762)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Goose Pond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Goose Pond - they are located in Mississippi and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Goose Pond.

Communities near Goose Pond ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Goose Pond.

• Elberton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Elberton is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberton <6>
• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <6>
• Calhoun Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Falls
  • Calhoun Falls is located in Abbeville County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun Falls <6>
• Edinburg ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Elbert County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
• Comer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Comer is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <6>
• Hesters Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
  • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
• Crawford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <6>
• Bowman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <6>
• Bowman Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
  • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
• Dewy Rose
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewy Rose
  • Dewy Rose is located in Elbert County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewy Rose <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Goose Pond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goose Pond.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goose Pond. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goose Pond.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goose Pond. See our Newspapers Page for Goose Pond.

Adding Goose Pond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goose Pond in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Goose Pond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Goose Pond post office opened in 1808.

We also found Goose Pond in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goose Pond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oglethorpe County: www.onlineoglethorpe.com

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/