Abandoned Record
About Goshen
Goshen was a pioneer town in western Whatcom County (approximately 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Bellingham, and 10 miles (16 km) south of the US border with Canada). Goshen was a logging and farming community.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Goshen, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Goshen is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Goshen
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1906 Sumas sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1908 Sumas sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1952 Lawrence sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Lynden sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Victoria sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1975 Bellingham sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Goshen
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
- Standard9.9 mi SE · Whatcom
- Maple Falls12.0 mi E · Whatcom
- Blue Canyon12.2 mi S · Whatcom
- Glacier18.7 mi E · Whatcom
- Hamilton27.5 mi SE · Skagit
- Avon28.5 mi S · Skagit
- Whitney28.7 mi S · Skagit
- Shuksan29.5 mi E · Whatcom
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Goshen, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5587255.
- USGS GNIS 1511001.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).