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Welcome to Goose Rock ...

Goose Rock is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goose Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Goose Rock is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Goose Rock: 606

The ZIP code for Goose Rock: 40944<3>

Communities near Goose Rock ...

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

  • Barbourville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Manchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Brightshade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brightshade is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
  • Hima
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hima is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
  • Ashers Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
  • Big Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Eriline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eriline is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
  • Woollum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Woollum is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
  • Barcreek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Barcreek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goose Rock ...

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

Adding Goose Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goose Rock post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goose Rock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goose Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Goose Rock). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Goose Rock or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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