Goforth, Texas

Goforth, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°01′19″N97°47′36″W / 30.02194°N 97.79333°W / 30.02194; -97.79333
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Hays
Elevation	620 ft (190 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1378364 [1]

Goforth 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

1. "Goforth, Texas". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. The Handbook of Texas-Goforth, Texas
3. Ghost Towns-Goforth, Texas