Welcome to Goodnow ...

Goodnow is located in Oneida County<1>.

The location of Goodnow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodnow, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Goodnow is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Goodnow: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities near Goodnow ...

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

• Rhinelander
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
  • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
• Tomahawk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
  • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Newbold
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
  • Newbold is located in Oneida County
• Hazelhurst
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
  • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
• Woodruff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
• Jersey City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
• Saint Germain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
  • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
  • Former names for Saint Germain:
  • Farmington
  • Lakewood
• Harrison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Lincoln County
• Sugar Camp
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
  • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
• Lac du Flambeau
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
  • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas 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 Goodnow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodnow.

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

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

Adding Goodnow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goodnow 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 Goodnow was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodnow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.wi.gov/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/