Welcome to Goodbee ...

Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodbee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Goodbee is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Goodbee: 985

Communities near Goodbee ...

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

• Hammond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hammond
  • From Goodbee to Hammond
• Mandeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <3>
• Covington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Covington
  • From Goodbee to Covington
• Ponchatoula
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ponchatoula is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponchatoula
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponchatoula <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ponchatoula
  • From Goodbee to Ponchatoula
• Abita Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abita Springs
  • From Goodbee to Abita Springs
• Folsom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
• Madisonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <3>
• Tickfaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Tickfaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickfaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tickfaw <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tickfaw
  • From Goodbee to Tickfaw
• Saint Benedict
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Benedict is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Benedict <3>
• Katie ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodbee ...

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

Adding Goodbee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goodbee 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 Goodbee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Goodbee post office opened in 1908. The Goodbee post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodbee.