Welcome to Goforth Cross Road ...
So far, we found very little information about Goforth Cross Road. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Goforth Cross Road to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goforth Cross Road, please Contact Us.
Goforth Cross Road would have been located within present day Cherokee County<2>.
The location of Goforth Cross Road has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Goforth Cross Road: Goforth Xrd.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Goforth Cross Road is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Goforth Cross Road was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Goforth Cross Road still existed, it would have been in the (864) area code.
Websites for Goforth Cross Road ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.cherokeechamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Goforth Cross Road, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Goforth Cross Road ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Goforth Cross Road.
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
- Gaffney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
- Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <5>
- Kings Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <5>
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <5>
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <5>
- Spindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
- Spindale is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <5>
- Pacolet
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
- Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <5>
- Cowpens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <5>
- Blacksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
- Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
- Chesnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
- Chesnee is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <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 Goforth Cross Road. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goforth Cross Road.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goforth Cross Road. 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 Goforth Cross Road.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goforth Cross Road. See our Newspapers Page for Goforth Cross Road.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Goforth Cross Road, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goforth Cross Road - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |