Exploring Goodwill: A Vanished Rural Community in Burleson County


By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Published: July 8, 2005

Goodwill was a small rural community located at Farm Road 1362 and County Road 371 in northern Burleson County. No population estimates were ever available. By the late twentieth century, only a cemetery remained.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Goodwill, TX (Burleson County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/goodwill-tx-burleson-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HRG80

July 8, 2005

Find out more about this place from our Texas Almanac.

Place
Goodwill
Currently Exists
Yes
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
1379846
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Burleson County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 30.64158790°
  • Longitude: -96.62719390°
Population Counts
People Year
12 2009

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