Welcome to Goodar ...

Goodar is located in Ogemaw County<1>.

The location of Goodar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Goodar is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Goodar is located in the (989) area code.

Communities near Goodar ...

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

• Rose City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <4>
• Whittemore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
  • Whittemore is located in Iosco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <4>
• Curtisville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
  • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
• Long Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Long Lake is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <4>
• Lupton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton
  • Lupton is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lupton <4>
• Glennie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennie
  • Glennie is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennie <4>
• Hale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Hale is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hale <4>
• McKinley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
  • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
• Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
  • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
• Sid Town
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sid Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
  • Sid Town is located in Iosco County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodar ...

Looking for more information about Goodar? 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 Goodar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Goodar.

Adding Goodar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goodar 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 Goodar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Goodar post office opened in 1909.

We also found Goodar on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/