New Goshen, Indiana

New Goshen, Indiana
Census-designated place
Former school on Rangeline Place
Location of New Goshen in Vigo County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 39°34′52″N87°27′44″W / 39.58111°N 87.46222°W / 39.58111; -87.46222
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vigo
Township	Fayette
Area [1]
• Total	3.34 sq mi (8.64 km2)
• Land	3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation [2]	643 ft (196 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	402
• Density	121.45/sq mi (46.89/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47863
Area codes	812, 930
FIPS code	18-52956 [3]
GNIS feature ID	440049

New Goshen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[4] It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

New Goshen was platted and laid out May 17, 1853, by Hamilton Smith, William Ferguson, George Smith and John Hay. As of 1890 the population was approximately 180. ^[5] Future U.S. Senator Birch Bayh was a resident and graduated from Fayette High; Fayette High closed in 1959 and was consolidated into today's West Vigo High School.

The post office at New Goshen has been in operation since 1851. ^[6]

Geography

New Goshen is located at 39°34′52″N87°27′44″W / 39.58111°N 87.46222°W / 39.58111; -87.46222 at an elevation of 643 feet.

It is bisected by U.S. Route 150, which connects it to Paris, Illinois, to the northwest and West Terre Haute, Indiana, to the southwest.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	402		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Education

All areas in Vigo County are in the Vigo County School Corporation. ^[8] New Goshen is zoned to Fayette Elementary School, ^[9] West Vigo Middle School, and West Vigo High School. ^[10]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "New Goshen, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 6, 2017.
5. Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. p. 479.
6. "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Vigo County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Text list
9. Fayette [Elementary School Boundary] (Map). Vigo County School Corporation . Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Linked from here
10. West Vigo Middle/High School Boundary (PDF) (Map). Vigo County School Corporation . Retrieved June 6, 2025.