Goes Station, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Goes Station as seen from the Little Miami Scenic Trail, May 2018

Goes Station (also known as Goes)[1] is a small unincorporated community in northern Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio, United States. It sits at the intersection of Snively Road and U.S. Route 68 between Xenia and Yellow Springs.[2]

The community is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

## History

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A post office called Goes Station was established in 1872, the name was changed to Goes in 1894, and the post office closed in 1932.[3] Goe was the last name of a local settler.[4] Goes Station was a depot on the Springfield and Xenia Railroad,[5] which was built to serve as the company town of the Miami Powder Company on the Little Miami River.[6]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goes
2. ^ Wright-Patterson Air Force Base AirCraft Crash Grid Map, US Government Printing Office 1985 - 560-720, Goes Station X16, Y32
3. ^ "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
4. ^ Dills, R. S. (1881). History of Greene County: Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio ... Odell & Mayer. p. 374.
5. ^ Greene County, 1803-1908. Aldine Publishing House. 1908. pp. 135.
6. ^ Burba, Howard (March 5, 1933). "Remember When the Powder Mills Exploded?". Dayton Daily News - via Dayton History Books Online.

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Municipalities and communities of Greene County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Xenia

Cities|

* Beavercreek
* Bellbrook
* Centerville‡
* Dayton‡
* Fairborn
* Kettering‡
* Xenia

Map of Ohio highlighting Greene County

Villages|

* Bowersville
* Cedarville
* Clifton‡
* Jamestown
* Spring Valley
* Yellow Springs

Townships|

* Bath
* Beavercreek
* Caesarscreek
* Cedarville
* Jefferson
* Miami
* New Jasper
* Ross
* Silvercreek
* Spring Valley
* Sugarcreek
* Xenia

CDPs|

* Shawnee Hills
* Wilberforce
* Wright-Patterson AFB

Unincorporated
communities|

* Byron
* Ferry
* Gladstone
* Goes Station
* Grape Grove
* Mount Saint John
* New Germany
* New Jasper
* Oldtown
* Paintersville
* Roxanna
* Stringtown
* Trebein
* Washington Mills

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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