Goodman is a town in southeastern Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,258.
History
Goodman was settled by European Americans in 1860. It was first chartered on November 16, 1865, after the end of the Civil War; and rechartered on March 5, 1878. The town is named for the first president of the Mississippi Central Railroad.
Goodman is the birthplace of John A. Lomax (1867–1948), pioneering folklorist, and David Herbert Donald (1920–2009), Pulitzer-prize-winning historian.
Geography
Goodman is located in southeastern Holmes County, west of the Big Black River. U.S. Route 51 passes through the center of town, leading northeast to Durant and southwest to Pickens. Mississippi Highway 14 crosses US 51 near the center of town, leading east to Kosciusko and west to Ebenezer. Highway 14 intersects Interstate 55 west of the center of Goodman, at Exit 146. I-55 leads south to Jackson, the state capital, and north to Memphis, Tennessee.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Goodman has a total area of , of which , or 0.91%, are water.