Do you know of Goshen ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Goshen. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Goshen.<1>
Our sources for Goshen (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Goshen other than they indicate that Goshen would be found somewhere in Richland Parish, Louisiana.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1884 and closed in 1904.
Communities Also Named Goshen ...
We found 46 communities that share the name Goshen.
Within Louisiana, the name Goshen is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 43 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Goshen [Washington County].
- California
- Tulare County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Goshen [Tulare County].
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Goshen [Lincoln County].
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Goshen [Bingham County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Oldham County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Goshen [Oldham County].
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Goshen [Montgomery County].
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Goshen [Hampshire County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Mercer County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Goshen [Mercer County].
- New Brunswick
- Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Goshen.
- New Hampshire
- Sullivan County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Goshen [Sullivan County].
- New Jersey
- Cape May County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Goshen [Cape May County].
- New York
- Orange County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Goshen [Orange County].
- North Carolina
- Sampson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Goshen [Sampson County].
- Wilkes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Goshen [Wilkes County].
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Goshen.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Goshen [Lane County].
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Goshen [Charleston County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Henderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Goshen [Henderson County].
- Parker County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Goshen [Parker County].
- Walker County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Goshen [Walker County].
- Utah
- Utah County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Goshen [Utah County].
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Rockbridge County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Goshen [Rockbridge County].
- Washington
- Whatcom County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Goshen [Whatcom County].
- West Virginia
- Upshur County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Goshen [Upshur County].
- Wyoming
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Goshen ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Goshen:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Goshen - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
More Orphans in Richland Parish ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Richland Parish.
| Big Creek | |
| Boughton | La Fourche |
| Lucknow | |
| Callaway | |
| Carpenters | Rhymes Store |
| Gillyville | Sun Spur |
| Goff | |
| Zebedee | |
| Kelly's |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Goshen could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |