Goforth, Texas
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Coordinates: 30°01′19″N 97°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 towninHays County, Texas, United States.[1]
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]
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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