Welcome to Goodwater ...

Goodwater is located in McCurtain County<1>.

The location of Goodwater has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Goodwater is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Goodwater: (580)

Communities Also Named Goodwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Goodwater - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Goodwater ...

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

• Idabel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Idabel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <4>
• De Queen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • De Queen is located in Sevier County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on De Queen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <4>
• Broken Bow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Broken Bow is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Broken Bow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <4>
• Horatio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Horatio is located in Sevier County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Horatio
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <4>
• Foreman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Foreman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <4>
• Haworth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Haworth is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Haworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <4>
• Winthrop
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Winthrop is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Winthrop
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• Cerrogordo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerrogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Cerrogordo
• Eagletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eagletown is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Eagletown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagletown <4>
• Norwoodville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwoodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Norwoodville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodwater ...

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

Adding Goodwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goodwater 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 Goodwater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Goodwater post office opened in 1894.

We also found Goodwater on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/