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Welcome to Goodwill ...

Goodwill is located in Worcester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodwill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Goodwill is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Goodwill: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Goodwill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Goodwill - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana (2), North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Goodwill ...

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

  • Fruitland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocomoke City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
    • Former names for Pocomoke City:
    • New Town
    • Stevens Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <4>
  • Princess Anne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chincoteague
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
  • Snow Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloxom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bloxom is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloxom <4>
  • Saxis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Hallwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Stockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Girdletree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodwill ...

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

Adding Goodwill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goodwill post office opened in 1882. The Goodwill post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodwill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goodwill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Goodwill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Goodwill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/