Welcome to Goshen ...

Goshen is located in Whatcom County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goshen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Goshen is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Goshen: (360)

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), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia, 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.

• Abbotsford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbotsford <4>
• Bellingham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
  • Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellingham <4>
• Mission
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
• Ferndale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Ferndale is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
• Lynden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynden
  • Lynden is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynden <4>
• Aldergrove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldergrove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aldergrove <4>
• Everson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
  • Everson is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everson <4>
• Nooksack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nooksack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
  • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
• Sumas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas
  • Sumas is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumas <4>
• Deming
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deming
  • Deming is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deming <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 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.<5>

From that list, the Goshen post office opened in 1891.

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 Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/