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Welcome to Goodwins Ferry ...

So far, we found very little information about Goodwins Ferry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Goodwins Ferry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goodwins Ferry, please Contact Us.


Goodwins Ferry would have been located within present day Montgomery County<2>.


The location of Goodwins Ferry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


A typical abbreviation for Goodwins Ferry: Goodwins Fry. (or less commonly used: Goodwins Frry.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Goodwins Ferry for more information about variations on the name of Goodwins Ferry.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Goodwins Ferry is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Goodwins Ferry was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Goodwins Ferry would have been located in the (540) area code.

Websites for Goodwins Ferry ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Goodwins Ferry, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Goodwins Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Goodwins Ferry: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Giles County.

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

Communities near Goodwins Ferry ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
    • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
  • Christiansburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Radford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Radford is located in Radford City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <5>
  • Pulaski
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <5>
  • Pearisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
  • Narrows
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Narrows is located in Giles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <5>
  • Pembroke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rich Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Peterstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Goodwins Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodwins Ferry.

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

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Goodwins Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, 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 Goodwins Ferry - 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.









 

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