Goodrich, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Goodrich
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Colorado#USA
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Morgan County and the state of Colorado
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Morgan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:40.3511°N -104.0616°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1336
Elevation Ft:4383
Area Code:970

Goodrich is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Colorado United States near Orchard, Colorado and Fort Morgan, Colorado. Jackson Lake State Park is located northwest of Goodrich.[2]

A post office called Goodrich was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1974.[3] The community was named after G. T. Goodrich, an early settler.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. 180769 . Goodrich . December 31, 1981 . December 10, 2023.
  2. Web site: Goodrich (Morgan County, Colorado [CO]): Census Information |location=40.3511; -104.0616 |publisher=Roadsidethoughts.com |date=2013-07-25 |accessdate=2013-09-17 ]. https://archive.today/20130917191648/http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/co/goodrich-census.htm . dead . 2013-09-17 .
  3. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 25 June 2016.
  4. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 24.