Welcome to Goosetown ...So far, we found very little information about Goosetown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Goosetown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goosetown, please Contact Us. Goosetown would have been located within present day Vinton County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Goosetown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902. While the community is gone, the present day location for Goosetown is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Goosetown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Codes where Goosetown was located: 740 & 220<4> Communities Also Named Goosetown ...While we believe that this Goosetown is located in Vinton County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Goosetown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Henry and Hocking County. Beyond Ohio, there are 4 communities that are also named Goosetown - they are located in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Goosetown. Communities near Goosetown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Goosetown.
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 Goosetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goosetown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goosetown. 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 Goosetown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goosetown. See our Newspapers Page for Goosetown. Adding Goosetown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Goosetown in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Goosetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Goosetown. Footnotes ...
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