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Welcome to Goodland ...

So far, we found very little information about Goodland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Goodland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goodland, please Contact Us.

Goodland would have been located within present day Iron County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Goodland is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Goodland was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Goodland was located: 573 & 235<4>

Communities Also Named Goodland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Goodland: This one is located in Iron County and the other is located in Knox County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 10 communities that are also named Goodland - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Goodland ...

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

  • Pilot Knob
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Viburnum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Caledonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Water
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Water is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
  • Oates
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oates is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
  • Bixby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Black
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Boss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Boss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss

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

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

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

Adding Goodland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goodland 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 Goodland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodland.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Goodland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goodland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Goodland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Goodland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.