Welcome to Goodenow ...

Goodenow is located in Will County<1>.

The pronunciation of Goodenow: GOOD-now<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodenow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Goodenow is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Goodenow (for example, toward Earl Park (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Goodenow ...

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

• Hammond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hammond
  • From Goodenow to Hammond
• Orland Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orland Park
  • From Goodenow to Orland Park
• Tinley Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <4>
• Calumet City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Calumet City is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Calumet City
  • From Goodenow to Calumet City
• Merrillville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County (IN)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Merrillville
  • From Goodenow to Merrillville
• Crown Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County (IN)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crown Point
  • From Goodenow to Crown Point
• Chicago Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chicago Heights
  • From Goodenow to Chicago Heights
• Schererville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Schererville is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <4>
• East Chicago
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • East Chicago is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chicago
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Chicago <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Chicago
  • From Goodenow to East Chicago
• New Lenox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • New Lenox is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lenox
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lenox <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Lenox
  • From Goodenow to New Lenox

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 Goodenow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodenow.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goodenow. 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 Goodenow.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodenow ...

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

Adding Goodenow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goodenow 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 (so far) for Goodenow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Goodenow post office opened in 1870. The Goodenow post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodenow.