THE GOSHEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Berkshire Transition setting.
Goshen town has 17.3 square miles of land in Hampshire County. Its Census reference point is in Berkshire Transition, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Goshen and Hampshire County
Goshen is associated with Hampshire County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Goshen by land and water
The Census records 0.4 square miles of water within Goshen, or 2.2% of its total area. It is 1.1 percentage points lower than the 3.3% recorded for Hampshire County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Goshen town has 56.1% of the land area of nearby Chesterfield town (30.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

