Official Name: | Goforth, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Goforth |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hays |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 620 |
Coordinates: | 30.0219°N -97.7933°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1378364 |
Goforth is a ghost town in Hays County, Texas, United States.
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.[1] [2]