Goforth, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
30°01′19″N 97°47′36″W / 30.02194°N 97.79333°W / 30.02194; -97.79333Goforth is a ghost town in Hays County, Texas, United States.[1]
History
The community was named for businessman J. T. Goforth, who owned land and was a merchant. Cotton was the main business. From 1890 to 1902, there was a post office. There was a school, which closed in 1948.[2][3]
Notes
- ^ a b "Goforth, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ The Handbook of Texas-Goforth, Texas
- ^ Ghost Towns-Goforth, Texas
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Municipalities and communities of Hays County, Texas, United States
County seat: San Marcos
- Austin‡
- Buda
- Dripping Springs
- Hays
- Kyle
- Mountain City
- Niederwald‡
- San Marcos‡
- Uhland‡
- Wimberley
- Woodcreek
- Goforth
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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