Welcome to Goodville ...

Goodville is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Goodville is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Goodville is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Goodville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Goodville: This one is located in Lancaster County and the other is located in Juniata County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 4 communities that are also named Goodville - they are located in Missouri, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Goodville ...

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

• Reading
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Lancaster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Ephrata
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Coatesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Wyomissing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• Lititz
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
• Downingtown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• New Holland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Shillington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Birdsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <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 Goodville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodville ...

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

Adding Goodville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goodville post office opened in 1849.

We also found Goodville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/