Welcome to Goshen ...

Goshen is located in Lane County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Goshen, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goshen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Goshen is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Goshen lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Goshen: (541) and (458)<4>

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, Georgia, 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), 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.

• Eugene
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Eugene is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <5>
• Springfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Cottage Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Cottage Grove is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <5>
• Junction City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <5>
• Creswell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
  • Creswell is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <5>
• Veneta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veneta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veneta
  • Veneta is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veneta <5>
• Lowell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <5>
• Coburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
  • Coburg is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <5>
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
• Cresswell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresswell
  • Cresswell is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresswell <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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Goshen post office opened in 1874.

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 Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/