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Welcome to Goblesville ...

Goblesville is located in Huntington County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Goblesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Goblesville is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Goblesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Goblesville, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Goblesville lies within the (260) area code.

Communities Also Named Goblesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Goblesville - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Goblesville.

Communities near Goblesville ...

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

  • Huntington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Huntington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
  • Columbia City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
    • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <4>
  • North Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ossian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
    • Ossian is located in Wells County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
  • Churubusco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
    • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <4>
  • South Whitley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Roanoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Andrews
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Andrews is located in Huntington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
  • Markle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
    • Markle is located in Huntington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <4>
  • Pierceton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceton
    • Pierceton is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierceton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goblesville ...

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

Adding Goblesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goblesville 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 Goblesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Goblesville post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goblesville.

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

The official website for Huntington County: www.huntington.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Huntington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goblesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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