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Welcome to Goodwill ...

Goodwill is located in Roberts County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodwill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Goodwill had a population of 844 people.<2> (see below for details).

Goodwill is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Goodwill: 605

Communities Also Named Goodwill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Goodwill - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana (2), Maryland, North Carolina, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Goodwill ...

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

  • Sisseton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Waubay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Browns Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Wilmot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Beardsley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Long Hollow Housing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
  • Peever
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
  • Eden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Eden is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <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 Goodwill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodwill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodwill ...

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

Adding Goodwill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goodwill post office opened in 1889. The Goodwill post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodwill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Roberts, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Goodwill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goodwill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/