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Welcome to Goshen ...

Goshen is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goshen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

Goshen is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Goshen: 660

Communities Also Named Goshen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Goshen - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (5), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Goshen ...

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

  • Bethany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Eagleville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mercer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cainsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cainsville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Spickard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lineville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Davis City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Davis City is located in Decatur County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Blythedale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blythedale is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goshen ...

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

Adding Goshen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goshen post office opened in 1854. The Goshen post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goshen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goshen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/