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Goshen

Ghost town · Jasper County, Mississippi

Paulding quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Paulding quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Goshen is a ghost town in Jasper County, Mississippi. It is one of 14 former communities in Jasper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Goshen as a historical populated place on the Paulding topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.1085° N, 89.0564° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePaulding
Elevation564 ft
Nearest living townMontrose, MS
Distance to it10.5 miles
GNIS feature ID707800
Coordinates32.10848, -89.05645

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What's there now

Goshen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Montrose, MS (population 139), about 10.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 564 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Goshen?

Goshen is in Jasper County, Mississippi, at 32.1085, -89.0564.

How many ghost towns are in Jasper County?

Jasper County, Mississippi has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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