Welcome to New Goshen ...

New Goshen is located in Vigo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Goshen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

New Goshen is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from New Goshen (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

New Goshen is within the boundaries of the (812) area code.

The ZIP code for New Goshen: 47863<3>

Communities Also Named New Goshen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Goshen - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near New Goshen ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Paris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Brazil
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <4>
• Clinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Marshall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Rockville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Fairview Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Chrisman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Seelyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Goshen ...

Looking for more information about New Goshen? 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 New Goshen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Goshen.

Adding New Goshen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Goshen post office opened in 1851.

We also found New Goshen in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Goshen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

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