Welcome to Goshen ...
So far, we found very little information about Goshen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Goshen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goshen, please Contact Us.
Goshen would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
The location of Goshen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Goshen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Goshen is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Goshen was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Goshen (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
If Goshen still existed, it would have been in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Goshen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Goshen: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Hawkins County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 51 communities that are also named Goshen - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (5), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Goshen.
Communities near Goshen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Goshen.
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
- Gattistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Ardmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Ardmore is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <5>
- Ardmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Ardmore is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <5>
- Huntland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Huntland is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntland <5>
- Flintville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
- Elkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Clarks Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Garner Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 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 Goshen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goshen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goshen. 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 Goshen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goshen. See our Newspapers Page for Goshen.
Adding Goshen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Goshen in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Goshen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Goshen post office opened in 1852.
We also found Goshen in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Goshen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Goshen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goshen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |