Welcome to Gooseberry ...
So far, we found very little information about Gooseberry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gooseberry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gooseberry, please Contact Us.
Gooseberry would have been located within present day Webster County<2>.
The location of Gooseberry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gooseberry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gooseberry is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Gooseberry was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Gooseberry (for example, toward Eufaula (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Gooseberry still existed, it would have been in the (229) area code.
Communities Also Named Gooseberry ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gooseberry - they are located in Oregon, Pennsylvania and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gooseberry.
Communities near Gooseberry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gooseberry.
- Americus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Americus is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <5>
- Dawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in Terrell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <5>
- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Wades
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Ellaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Ellaville is located in Schley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellaville <5>
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
- Lumpkin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Lumpkin is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumpkin <5>
- Shellman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Shellman is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shellman <5>
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
- Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <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 Gooseberry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gooseberry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gooseberry. 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 Gooseberry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gooseberry. See our Newspapers Page for Gooseberry.
Adding Gooseberry to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gooseberry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gooseberry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gooseberry post office opened in 1890.
We also found Gooseberry in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gooseberry.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Gooseberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Webster, 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 Gooseberry - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |