Welcome to Goodwin ...

Goodwin is located in Ellis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodwin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Goodwin is 2,410 feet [735 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Goodwin is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Goodwin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Goodwin: (580)

Communities Also Named Goodwin ...

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

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 17 communities that are also named Goodwin - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Maine, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (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.

• Shattuck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuck
  • Shattuck is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shattuck <4>
• Arnett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
  • Arnett is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnett <4>
• Follett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Follett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett
  • Follett is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follett <4>
• Gage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
  • Gage is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gage <4>
• Higgins
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
  • Higgins is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higgins <4>
• Lipscomb
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipscomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
  • Lipscomb is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipscomb <4>
• Catesby
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catesby
  • Catesby is located in Ellis County
• Fargo
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Fargo is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <4>
• Glazier
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glazier
  • Glazier is located in Hemphill County (TX)
• Durham
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Roger Mills County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodwin ...

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

Adding Goodwin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goodwin post office opened in 1901.

We also found Goodwin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodwin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/