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Goshen

Ghost town · Walker County, Texas

San Jacinto quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000)
San Jacinto quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Goshen is a ghost town in Walker County, Texas. It is the only former community in Walker County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Goshen as a historical populated place: 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 30.6222° N, 95.7214° W.

Key facts

Elevation343 ft
Nearest living townRichards, TX
Distance to it9.8 miles
Coordinates30.62220, -95.72140

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What's there now

Goshen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Richards, TX (population 99), about 9.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 343 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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