Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Goodrich (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Goodrich. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Goodrich is located in Kankakee County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kankakee County: Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Livingston, Will, Lake (IN) & Newton (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Goodrich. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goodrich:
- Kankakee County (The home county of Goodrich)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Bonfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herscher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <1>
- Essex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reddick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kankakee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bourbonnais
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
- Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <1>
- Bradley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Bradley is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <1>
- Sammons Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Ford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Cabery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
- Cabery is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <1>
- Kempton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Kempton is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempton <1>
- Piper City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Clarke City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- East Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- South Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Braceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
- Braceville is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <1>
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Gardner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <1>
- Diamond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal City is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <1>
- Carbon Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Mazon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Channahon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channahon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channahon
- Channahon is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channahon <1>
- Claypool
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gaslight Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Chebanse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashkum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
- Ashkum is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <1>
- L'Erable
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Erable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
- L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to L'Erable
- From Goodrich to L'Erable
- Danforth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Danforth is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <1>
- Papineau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinton
- Martinton is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinton <1>
- Gilman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- La Hogue
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beaverville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
- Crescent City is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <1>
- Onarga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Donovan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
- Donovan is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donovan <1>
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Cardiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
- Campus is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <1>
- Emington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Cullom is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <1>
- Dwight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Griswold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Griswold is located in Livingston County
- Charlotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charlotte
- From Goodrich to Charlotte
- Saunemin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eylar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eylar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eylar
- From Goodrich to Eylar
- Sunbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sunbury
- From Goodrich to Sunbury
- Odell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <1>
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Lakewood Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Braidwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Godley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Godley is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilmington
- From Goodrich to Wilmington
- Symerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wallingford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blodgett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blodgett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blodgett
- From Goodrich to Blodgett
- Peotone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <1>
- Manhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Manhattan is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <1>
- Preston Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
- Preston Heights is located in Will County
- Brisbane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brisbane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Brisbane is located in Will County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brisbane
- From Goodrich to Brisbane
- Beecher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake County (IN)
- Illinoi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Illinoi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Illinoi is located in Lake County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Illinoi
- From Goodrich to Illinoi
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goodrich, see our County-by-County Page for Goodrich.
Cemeteries Near Goodrich ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodrich.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goodrich covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bonfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pilot Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Beach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McGillivray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Goodrich had a population of 14 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Bonfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herscher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <1>
- Essex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reddick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cabery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
- Cabery is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <1>
- Ritchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Custer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chebanse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kankakee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deselm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deselm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
- Deselm is located in Kankakee County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goodrich. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodrich.
Newspapers Published in Goodrich ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodrich.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodrich, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodrich.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Goodrich:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Kankakee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ford County
- Grundy County
- Iroquois County
- Livingston County
- Will County
- Lake County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodrich. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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 Goodrich, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodrich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodrich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1090, Longitude: -88.0575 In this case, the coordinates for Goodrich have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |