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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

Area Codes for Goforth: 512 & 737<3>

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.

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.<6>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hays, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goforth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Goforth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Goforth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/