Welcome to Goucher ...

Goucher is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goucher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Goucher is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Goucher lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Goucher: (864)

Websites for Goucher ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeechamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Goucher, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Goucher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Goucher: This one is located in Cherokee County and the other is located in Spartanburg County.

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

Communities near Goucher ...

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

• Spartanburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
  • Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <4>
• Gaffney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <4>
• Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Boiling Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <4>
• Pacolet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
• Cowpens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
• Blacksburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
• Chesnee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
  • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <4>
• Jonesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Grover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goucher ...

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

Adding Goucher to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goucher post office opened in 1887.

We also found Goucher on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goucher.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/