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Introduction ...

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.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Goshen (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Goshen. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Goshen is historic, it would have been located within present day Walker County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walker County: Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto & Trinity.

Below are the counties that are near Goshen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goshen:

  • Walker County     (The home county of Goshen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goshen, with the one closest to Goshen listed first.
    • Wesley Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
    • Huntsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
    • New Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
      • New Waverly is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <2>
    • Dodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Walker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
    • Riverside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • Kittrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goshen, with the one closest to Goshen listed first.
    • Navasota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
      • Navasota is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <2>
    • Millican
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goshen, with the one closest to Goshen listed first.
    • Richards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richards <2>
    • Shiro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Roans Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roans Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roans Prairie
      • Roans Prairie is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roans Prairie <2>
    • Apolonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apolonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
    • Bedias
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Anderson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <2>
    • Plantersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <2>
    • Stoneham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
    • Iola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <2>
    • Todd Mission
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goshen, with the one closest to Goshen listed first.
    • Madisonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
    • North Zulch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goshen, with the one closest to Goshen listed first.
    • Dacus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
    • Dobbin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Willis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <2>
    • Panorama Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
    • Karen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
    • Conroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <2>
    • Magnolia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <2>
    • Cut and Shoot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goshen, with the one closest to Goshen listed first.
    • Oakhurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <2>
    • Evergreen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
    • Laurel Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
  • Trinity County
    • Trinity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goshen, see our County-by-County Page for Goshen.

Newspapers Published in Goshen ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goshen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goshen, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goshen.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Goshen:

Cemeteries Near Goshen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goshen.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goshen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goshen, with the one closest to Goshen listed first.

  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Farris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
  • Bays Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Chapel Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
  • Martha Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martha Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martha Chapel Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
  • Driscoll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driscoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driscoll Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (141 more) ...
    • Longstreet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Holloway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holloway Cemetery
    • Hightower Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Goshen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goshen.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Goshen, with the one closest to Goshen listed first.

  • Bath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Walker County
  • Dacus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
    • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
  • Huntsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Roans Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roans Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roans Prairie
    • Roans Prairie is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roans Prairie <2>
  • Apolonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apolonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
  • Montgomery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
  • New Waverly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
    • New Waverly is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <2>
  • Phelps
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
    • Phelps is located in Walker County
  • Bedias
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Anderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Grimes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <2>
  • Willis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <2>
  • Plantersville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Walker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
    • Stoneham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
    • Keith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
      • Keith is located in Grimes County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goshen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goshen.

The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goshen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goshen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6221, Longitude: -95.7213       In this case, the coordinates for Goshen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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