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>.

The location of Goodland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<4>.

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

Goodland would have been located in the (573) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <5>
• Viburnum
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
  • Viburnum is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <5>
• Bunker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
  • Bunker is located in Dent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <5>
• Centerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Reynolds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Caledonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <5>
• Good Water
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
  • Good Water is located in Iron County
• Oates
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
  • Oates is located in Reynolds County
• Bixby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Bixby is located in Iron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <5>
• Black
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
  • Black is located in Reynolds County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black <5>
• Boss
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
  • Boss is located in Dent County

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 for Goodland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Goodland on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/