Welcome to Goliad ...

The city of Goliad is located on the South Texas Plains.

Goliad is located in Goliad County<1> and is the County Seat for Goliad County.

The location of Goliad has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The community of Goliad was established in 1749.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Goliad has a population of 1,987 people<3> (see below for details).

Goliad is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Goliad lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Goliad is located in the (361) area code.

The ZIP code for Goliad: 77963<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Goliad had an population of 1,987 people. This is an increase of 4.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Goliad had a population of 1,908 people (which is 26.46% of the total population of Goliad County). This makes Goliad the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,908 people, the population of Goliad decreased 3.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,975 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Goliad.

Communities near Goliad ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Goliad.

• Kilgore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
• Angel City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Angel City is located in Goliad County
• Fannin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
  • Fannin is located in Goliad County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fannin <6>
• Cologne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
  • Cologne is located in Goliad County
  • Former names for Cologne:
  • Centerville
  • Ira Station
  • Perdido
• Weesatche
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weesatche
  • Weesatche is located in Goliad County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weesatche <6>
• Ander
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
  • Ander is located in Goliad County
• Weser
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
  • Weser is located in Goliad County
• Oak Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
  • Oak Village is located in Victoria County
• Berclair
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berclair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berclair
  • Berclair is located in Goliad County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berclair <6>
• Coletoville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
  • Coletoville is located in Victoria County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Goliad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goliad.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goliad. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goliad.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goliad. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Goliad.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goliad ...

Looking for more information about Goliad? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Goliad, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Goliad.

Adding Goliad to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goliad in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Goliad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Goliad post office opened in 1829.

We also found Goliad in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goliad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goliad. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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