Welcome to Goodwin ...
So far, we found very little information about Goodwin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Goodwin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goodwin, please Contact Us.
Goodwin would have been located within present day Yavapai County<2>.
The location of Goodwin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodwin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Goodwin is 5,650 feet [1,722 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Goodwin is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Goodwin was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
If Goodwin still existed, it would have been in the (928) area code.
Communities Also Named Goodwin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Goodwin - they are located in Arkansas, California, Maine, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Goodwin.
Communities near Goodwin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Goodwin.
- Prescott Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Valley
- Prescott Valley is located in Yavapai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott Valley <5>
- Prescott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Yavapai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <5>
- Dewey - Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey - Humboldt
- Dewey - Humboldt is located in Yavapai County
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,988 people
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Walker is located in Yavapai County
- Howells ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Mayer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- Mayer is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayer <5>
- Middleton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cleator ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleator
- Cleator is located in Yavapai County
- Poland Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Junction
- Poland Junction is located in Yavapai County
- Crown King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown King
- Crown King is located in Yavapai County
- Crown King has also been known as:
- Crowned King
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown King <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 Goodwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodwin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goodwin. 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 Goodwin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodwin. See our Newspapers Page for Goodwin.
Adding Goodwin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Goodwin 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 Goodwin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Goodwin post office opened in 1894.
We also found Goodwin on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodwin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.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 Goodwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yavapai, 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 Goodwin - 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |