Welcome to Goshen ...

Goshen is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goshen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1822.

Goshen is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Goshen lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Goshen: (706) and (762)<3>

Websites for Goshen ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lincolncountyga.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Goshen, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Goshen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Goshen - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Connecticut (2), Florida, Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (5), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Goshen ...

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

• Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
  • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• McCormick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
  • McCormick is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCormick <5>
• Calhoun Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Lincolnton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <5>
• Hesters Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
• Lundberg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
  • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
• Tignall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
  • Tignall is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <5>
• Parksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
  • Parksville is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksville <5>
• Troy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>

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 Goshen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goshen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goshen. 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 Goshen.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goshen ...

Looking for more information about Goshen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Goshen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Goshen.

Adding Goshen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goshen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Goshen was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1822.

We also found Goshen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goshen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goshen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.lincolncountyga.com

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