Welcome to Godwin ...

Godwin is located in Maury County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Godwin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Godwin is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Godwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Godwin - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Godwin ...

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

• Spring Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <3>
• Greenfield Bend
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
• Sawdust
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sawdust is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
• Thompson's Station
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
  • Former name for Thompson's Station:
  • Littlebury
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <3>
• Jonesboro ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
• Southport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Southport is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
• Chartersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chartersville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
• Chapel Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
• Graymere Manor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Godwin ...

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

Adding Godwin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Godwin post office opened in 1886. The Godwin post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Godwin.