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Welcome to Goss ...

The town of Goss is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goss, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Goss is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Goss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Goss - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Mississippi and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Goss ...

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

  • Monroe City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelbina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hunnewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Holliday
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Holliday is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Stoutsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • The Landing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Landing is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
  • North Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Fork is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goss ...

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

Adding Goss to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goss post office opened in 1885. The Goss post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goss.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goss - 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/