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Welcome to Goodwine ...

Goodwine is located in Iroquois County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodwine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Goodwine is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Goodwine (for example, toward Boswell (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Goodwine: 815 & 779<3>

The ZIP code for Goodwine: 60939<4>

Communities near Goodwine ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodwine ...

Looking for more information about Goodwine? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Goodwine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Goodwine.

Adding Goodwine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goodwine 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 Goodwine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Goodwine post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodwine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Iroquois, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goodwine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Goodwine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Goodwine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Goodwine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Goodwine or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/