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Do you know of Goodwins ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Goodwins. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Goodwins.<1>

We found mention of Goodwins as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in DeKalb County, Georgia.

Communities Also Named Goodwins ...

We found two communities that share the name Goodwins.

Within Georgia, the name Goodwins is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Goodwins [Sonoma County].
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Goodwins [Calvert County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Goodwins ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Goodwins:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Goodwins - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  DeKalb County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in DeKalb County.

Ark 
ArmourThe Globe
Ashford Park 
 Little Five Points
Bartonwoods 
Belt JunctionMasonville
BelvedereMcAfee
BranMountain Park
Briarcliff 
BrookwoodNorthlake
Buysonville 
 Pendley Hills
Candler - McAfeePerimeter
Centerville 
Clear CreakSaterfield
Cross KeysSharpstown
 Skyland
DabneySouth Decatur
Deerland 
Deerwood ParkToco Hills
Dunaire 
 Uti
EastwoodUtoy
Eunice 
Executive ParkVista-Grove
  
FlakeWallaces Mill

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Goodwins could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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