Goshen Springs, Mississippi
| Goshen Springs, Mississippi | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Goshen Springs, Mississippi
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| Coordinates: 32°29′13″N 89°55′15″W / 32.48694°N 89.92083°WCoordinates: 32°29′13″N 89°55′15″W / 32.48694°N 89.92083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Rankin |
| Elevation | 420 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 691897 |
Goshen Springs (also New Goshen Springs) is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
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.
In 1965, during the Civil Rights Movement, 31-year-old John Lee of Goshen Springs was found beaten to death on a county road. Lee had attended some civil rights meetings. His murder remains unsolved.
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