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) and (779)<3>

The ZIP code for Goodwine: 60939<4>

Communities near Goodwine ...

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

• Hoopeston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
  • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <6>
• Watseka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
  • Watseka is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <6>
• Paxton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Paxton is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <6>
• Gilman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Gilman is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <6>
• Onarga
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onarga
  • Onarga is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onarga <6>
• Rossville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <6>
• Milford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <6>
• Sheldon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <6>
• Cissna Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
  • Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <6>
• Potomac
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
  • Potomac is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potomac <6>

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 for Goodwine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

We also found Goodwine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodwine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodwine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov