Goshen Springs (also New Goshen Springs) is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Goshen Springs, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Goshen Springs, Mississippi Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°29′13″N 89°55′15″W
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[1]

History

The settlement was founded around 1833.[2]

Goshen Springs had a post office.[3] The historic building has since been moved to a museum in Brandon.[4]

Near Goshen Springs is the Armstrong Site, a prehistoric archeological settlement listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Goshen Springs lies along a now-abandoned portion of the Illinois Central Railroad. The Rebel passenger train once passed through Goshen Springs each day.[6][7]

In 1965, during the Civil Rights Movement, 31-year-old John Lee of Goshen Springs was found beaten to death on a county road. He had attended some civil rights meetings. His murder remains unsolved.[8]

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.[9]

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