Welcome to Goforth ...

Goforth is located in Hill Country.

Goforth is located in Hays County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goforth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

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

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

The area code for Goforth: (512)

Communities Also Named Goforth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Goforth - they are located in Kentucky and Montana.

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

Communities near Goforth ...

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

• Austin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <3>
• San Marcos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marcos
  • San Marcos is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Marcos <3>
• Kyle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
  • Kyle is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <3>
• Buda
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
  • Buda is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <3>
• Lockhart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Lockhart is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockhart <3>
• West Lake Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
  • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
• Wimberley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberley
  • Wimberley is located in Hays County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wimberley <3>
• Woodcreek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
  • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
• Rollingwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
• Uhland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
  • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 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 Goforth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goforth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goforth ...

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

Adding Goforth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Goforth post office opened in 1890.

We also found Goforth in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goforth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hays County: www.co.hays.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/