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Welcome to Goodlake ...

Goodlake is located in McCurtain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodlake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1932.

Goodlake is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Goodlake: 580

Communities near Goodlake ...

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

  • Idabel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <3>
  • De Kalb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • De Kalb is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <3>
  • Foreman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <3>
  • Avery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Avery is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <3>
  • Haworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Annona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Annona is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annona <3>
  • Winthrop
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Winthrop is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <3>
  • English
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • English is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Cerrogordo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Acworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Acworth is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodlake ...

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

Adding Goodlake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goodlake post office opened in 1932. The Goodlake post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodlake.

Footnotes ...

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