Goochland’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Goochland. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusGoochland is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Goochland County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 899, up from 861 in 2010. The community is also known as Goochland Courthouse or by an alternative spelling, Goochland Court House. It derives its name from the fact that the community is the location of the county's court house, while the county in turn is named for Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet, the royal lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 861 to 899 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 2004.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Goochland yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Goochland’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Goochland’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo4 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewGoochland County Courthouse, East…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Goochland, decade by decade
2000
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3 historic places in Goochland
Goochland has 3 listings on the National Register, and they protect 12 historic buildings, because Goochland County Court Square alone counts 3.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Goochland County Courthouse, East Side of U.S. Route 522 and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.