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Goshen Springs, Mississippi
Goshen Springs, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Goshen Springs, Mississippi
Goshen Springs, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Rankin
Elevation
420 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 691897

Goshen Springs (also New Goshen Springs) is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.

History

The settlement was founded about 1833.

Goshen Springs had a post office. The historic building has since been moved to a museum in Brandon.

Located in the vicinity of Goshen Springs is the Armstrong Site, a pre-historic archeological settlement listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Goshen Springs is located along a now-abandoned portion of the Illinois Central Railroad. The Rebel passenger train once passed through Goshen Springs each day.

Notable people

  • Eugene Hoy Barksdale was a World War I pilot, and then test pilot for the US Air Force in the 1920s. He was killed on duty while bailing out of a test plane. Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana is named in his honor.
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