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History · Goose Creek

Goose Creek dates to 1969

Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1970.

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How Goose Creek began

When was Goose Creek founded?

1969

Goose Creek dates its founding to 1969 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1970.

First census: 450 in 19702020 census: 30357 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.The full story ↓

What stands out about Goose Creek’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Goose Creek are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19056 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1981. Watch Goose Creek change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Goose Creek’s history is told.

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On the map

Goose Creek on the map, 1905 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Goose Creek. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Goose Creek on the 1905 USGS mapGoose Creek on the 1912 USGS mapGoose Creek on the 1951 USGS mapGoose Creek on the 1960 USGS mapGoose Creek on the 1971 USGS mapGoose Creek on the 1981 USGS map1905Prospect sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Goose Creek.

The story

How Goose Creek came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Goose Creek.

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The city is named for Goose Creek, which passes 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west of the city limits and flows northwest 4 miles (6 km) to its mouth at the Ohio River. The creek itself may have been named for wild geese observed in the area by early settlers, or for William Goose, a wagon maker who settled in the area in the late 18th century. The area was also known as "Florida Heights" by 1881 and continued under this name as late as 1912.

A local post office was established in 1892 and closed in 1902. The city was incorporated in 1969.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Goose Creek, census by census

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Between 272 and 450 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Goose Creek’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Murray Hill1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBarbourmeadeIts storyD−

Questions about Goose Creek’s history

What year was Goose Creek founded?

In 1969, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1970 counted 450 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.