Welcome to Goodwin ...

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

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

Goodwin would have been located within present day Paulding County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodwin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Goodwin is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Goodwin would have been located in the (419) & (567)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Goodwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Goodwin: This one is located in Paulding County and the other is located in Monroe County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 17 communities that are also named Goodwin - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Maine, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Goodwin ...

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

• Defiance
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <6>
• Van Wert
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <6>
• Delphos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
  • Delphos is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphos <6>
• Paulding
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <6>
• Antwerp
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <6>
• Kalida
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalida
  • Kalida is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalida <6>
• Payne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Payne is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <6>
• Continental
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <6>
• Convoy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
  • Convoy is located in Van Wert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <6>
• Ottoville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottoville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoville
  • Ottoville is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottoville <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 Goodwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodwin.

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

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

Adding Goodwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goodwin 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 Goodwin was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Goodwin on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodwin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/