Goshen Township, Washington County, Arkansas

Township of Goshen
Township of Goshen
Township
	Location of Goshen Township in Washington County
	Location of Washington County in Arkansas
	Coordinates: 36°5′30″N93°58′31″W / 36.09167°N 93.97528°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Washington
Established	1878
Area
• Total	30.8 sq mi (80 km2)
• Land	30.4 sq mi (79 km2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1 km2) 0%
Elevation	1,227 ft (374 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,656
• Density	54/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	479
GNIS feature ID	69788

Last updated July 26, 2023

Goshen Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Washington County, Arkansas.^[3] As of the 2000 census, its total population was 1,656. The township contains the Town of Goshen and some surrounding unincorporated areas. Goshen Township was established in 1878.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Goshen Township covers an area of 30.8 square miles (80 km²), with 30.4 square miles (79 km²) land and the remaining 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) water.^[3] Goshen Township was formed from parts of Richland Township and Brush Creek Township. Part of Goshen Township was given to Wyman Township near the end of the 19th century.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Culwell Cemetery, Mayfield Cemetery, and Oxford Bend Cemetery.

Major routes

Arkansas Highway 45

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References

1 2 Baker, Russell (1985). Arkansas Township Atlas 1819-1930. Hot Springs, AR: Arkansas Genealogical Society. p. 202. OCLC 11528205.
1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goshen Township, Washington County, Arkansas
1 2 "Township of Goshen, Washington County, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
↑ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 167.

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[ata-1] 1 2 Baker, Russell (1985). Arkansas Township Atlas 1819-1930. Hot Springs, AR: Arkansas Genealogical Society. p. 202. OCLC 11528205.

[gnis-2] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goshen Township, Washington County, Arkansas

[uscb-3] 1 2 "Township of Goshen, Washington County, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[4] History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 167.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Fayetteville
Cities	Elkins Elm Springs‡ Farmington Fayetteville Greenland Johnson Lincoln Prairie Grove Springdale‡ Tontitown West Fork Winslow	Map of Arkansas highlighting Washington County
Town	Goshen
Townships	Boston Brush Creek Cane Hill Center Cove Creek Crawford Durham Dutch Mills Elkins Elm Springs Farmington Fayetteville Goshen Greenland Harmon Illinois Johnson Lee's Creek Lincoln Litteral Marrs Hill Morrow Prairie Prairie Grove Reed Rhea's Mill Richland Springdale Starr Hill Tontitown Valley Vineyard Wedington West Fork White River Winslow Wyman
CDPs	Canehill Cincinnati Evansville Morrow Summers
Other unincorporated communities	Appleby Arnett Baldwin Banyard Black Oak Blackburn Blue Springs Village Brentwood Clyde Durham Dutch Mills Fayette Junction Floss Gulley Habberton Harmon Harris Hazel Velley Hicks Hogeye Hubbard Mayfield McNair Mount Olive Oak Grove Odell Onda Pilgrim's Rest Pitkin Corner Rhea Rochelle Riviera Savoy Shady Grove Skylight Sonora Spring Valley Starks Steele Strain Strickler Sulphur City Sunset Suttle Tolu Tuttle Viney Grove Walnut Grove War Eagle Cove Weddington Wedington Woods Wheeler White Rock Woolsey Wyman Wyola
Ghost towns	Barbara Blewford Carter McGuire Sexton
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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