Goshen Township, Washington County, Arkansas

Township of Goshen
Township
Location of Goshen Township in Washington County
Location of Washington County in Arkansas
Coordinates: 36°5′30″N 93°58′31″W / 36.09167°N 93.97528°W / 36.09167; -93.97528Coordinates: 36°5′30″N 93°58′31″W / 36.09167°N 93.97528°W / 36.09167; -93.97528
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Washington
Established	1878^[1]
Area
• Total	30.8 sq mi (80 km²)
• Land	30.4 sq mi (79 km²)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1 km²) 0%
Elevation	1,273 ft (388 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,656
• Density	54/sq mi (21/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	479
GNIS feature ID	69788
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goshen Township, Washington County, Arkansas

Goshen Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Washington County, Arkansas, USA.^[2] As of the 2000 census, its total population was 1,656. The township contains the Town of Goshen and some surrounding unincorporated areas.

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.^[2] 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.

Arkansas Highway 45 runs west from Fayetteville to Goshen.

Major routes

Arkansas Highway 45

References

1 2 Baker, Russell (1985). Arkansas Township Atlas 1819-1930. Hot Springs, AR: Arkansas Genealogical Society. p. 202. OCLC 11528205.
1 2 "Township of Goshen, Washington County, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2010.

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Springdale Township

Brush Creek Township

Prairie Township, Madison County

Prairie Township

Goshen Township

Wyman Township

Richland Township

Lamar Township, Madison County

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

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

Unincorporated communities	Appleby Arnett Baldwin Banyard Beav-O-Rama Black Oak Blackburn Blue Springs Village Brentwood Canehill Cincinnati Clyde Durham Dutch Mills Evansville Fayette Junction Floss Gulley Habberton Harmon Harris Hazel Velley Hicks Hogeye Hubbard Mayfield McNair Morrow 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 Summers Sunset Suttle Tolu Tuttle Viney Grove Walnut Grove War Eagle Cove Wedington Wedington Woods Wheeler White Rock Woolsey Wyman Wyola

Ghost towns	Barbara Blewford Carter Cross Roads Jabur McGuire Porter's Store Rickert Rucker's Grove Sexton Summit Sydenham

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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