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 was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Goshen would have been located within present day Walker 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 1854.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Goshen is 340 feet [104 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

The location where Goshen once stood is in the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Goshen ...

While we believe that this Goshen is located in Walker County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Goshen. Those communities are located in the following counties: Henderson and Parker County.

Beyond Texas, 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, Tennessee (2), 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.

• Huntsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• Bedias
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedias
  • Bedias is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedias <5>
• 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 <5>
• Wesley Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
  • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
• 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 <5>
• Shiro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiro
  • Shiro is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiro <5>
• Dacus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
  • Dacus is located in Montgomery County

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 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 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 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goshen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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