Map of New Goshen CDP

New Goshen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

New Goshen CDP overview:
Name:	New Goshen CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Vigo County
Elevation:	643 ft (196 m)
Total Area:	3.34 sq mi (8.64 km²)
Land Area:	3.31 sq mi (8.57 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)
Total Population:	402
Population Density:	121.45/sq mi (46.89/km²)
ZIP code:	47863
Area code:	812, 930
FIPS code:	1852956
GNISfeature ID:	440049

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New Goshen online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

New Goshen was platted and laid out May 17, 1853, by Hamilton Smith, William Ferguson, George Smith and John Hay. As of 1890 the population was approximately 180. Future U.S. Senator Birch Bayh was a resident and graduated from New Goshen High; New Goshen High closed in 1959 and was consolidated into today’s West Vigo High School.

The post office at New Goshen has been in operation since 1851.