Welcome to Goodland ...

Goodland is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Goodland is located in Bailey County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Goodland is 3,950 feet [1,204 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Goodland is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Goodland (for example, toward Dora (NM)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Goodland lies within the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Goodland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Goodland: This one is located in Bailey County and the other is located in Robertson County.

Beyond Texas, there are 10 communities that are also named Goodland - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Oklahoma and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Goodland ...

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

• Morton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Cochran County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
• Causey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Causey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
  • Causey is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Causey <4>
• Maple
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maple is located in Bailey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple <4>
• Stegall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Stegall is located in Bailey County
• Enochs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enochs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochs
  • Enochs is located in Bailey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enochs <4>
• Bledsoe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bledsoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
  • Bledsoe is located in Cochran County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bledsoe <4>
• Bula
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
  • Bula is located in Bailey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bula <4>
• Dora
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Dora is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <4>
• Pep
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pep have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pep
  • Pep is located in Hockley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pep <4>
• Milnesand
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesand
  • Milnesand is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnesand <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 Goodland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodland.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodland ...

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

Adding Goodland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goodland post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/