Editing Goessel, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Marion County, Kansas}}
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'''Goessel''' is a city in [[Marion County, Kansas|Marion County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 556.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Goessel, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2026750 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111184245/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2026750 |archive-date=November 11, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  The city was named after Captain [[:de:Kurt von Goessel|Kurt von Goessel]] (1852–1895) who went down with his ship, the [[SS Elbe (1881)|Elbe]], in the [[English Channel]] after it was rammed.  It is located about 11 miles north of [[North Newton, Kansas|North Newton]] on the west side of [[K-15 (Kansas highway)|K-15]] highway.

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==History==
[[File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Marion County.png|thumb|left|1915 Railroad Map of [[Marion County, Kansas|Marion County]]]]

===Early history===
{{See also|History of Kansas}}
For many [[millennia]], the [[Great Plains]] of [[North America]] was inhabited by [[nomadic]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].  From the 16th century to the 18th century, the [[Kingdom of France]] claimed ownership of large parts of [[North America]]. In 1762, after the [[French and Indian War]], France secretly ceded [[New France]] to [[Spain]] per the [[Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762)|Treaty of Fontainebleau]].

===19th century===
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for [[History of Kansas|present-day Kansas]] was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000-square-mile [[Louisiana Purchase]] for 2.83 [[Penny (United States coin)|cents]] per [[acre]].

The [[Kansas Territory]] was organized in 1854, and Kansas became the 34th [[U.S. state]] in 1861. In 1855, [[Marion County, Kansas|Marion County]] was established within the [[Kansas Territory]] and included present-day Goessel.<ref name="Marion-Co-History">{{Cite web |url=http://www.marioncoks.net/AboutMarionCounty/History/tabid/7634/Default.aspx |title=The History of Marion County and Courthouse |access-date=2014-04-23 |archive-date=2018-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227021903/http://www.marioncoks.net/AboutMarionCounty/History/tabid/7634/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The year 1874 saw the first wave of an immigration of [[Plautdietsch]]-speaking [[Russian Mennonite#North America|Russian Mennonite]]s to south-central Kansas. The move was an attempt to preserve religious heritage and freedom after exclusion from military service was rescinded. In 1873 twelve Mennonite delegates from the Russian Empire toured [[Manitoba]] and Kansas, with the four conservative Mennonite delegates selecting the [[East Reserve]] in Manitoba and the eight liberal delegates selecting immigration to Kansas. In the next decade, one-third of Mennonites in Russia moved to North America. In 1874 a large number of Mennonites from the [[Molotschna]] Colony emigrated en masse to the United States aboard the ships Teutonia and Cimbria. This group split into two groups. The Alexanderwohl group sailed on the Cimbria and settled around present-day Goessel, and the Hoffnungsau group sailed on the Teutonia and settled around present-day [[Buhler, Kansas|Buhler]] and [[Inman, Kansas|Inman]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tools.bethelks.edu/mennonitelife/pre2000/1949oct.pdf |title=''Hoffnungsau in Kansas''; A.J. Dyck; Mennonite Life; October 1949. |access-date=2013-06-12 |archive-date=2013-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216092225/http://tools.bethelks.edu/mennonitelife/pre2000/1949oct.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Alexanderwohl group split into eight communal [[unincorporated area#United States|village]]s. The village of '''Gnadenfeld''' (translation: Grace Field) was located where Goessel now stands.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tools.bethelks.edu/mennonitelife/pre2000/1949oct.pdf |title=''Alexanderwohl Villages in Kansas, 1874 (map)''; P.U. Schmidt; Mennonite Life; October 1949. |access-date=2013-06-12 |archive-date=2013-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216092225/http://tools.bethelks.edu/mennonitelife/pre2000/1949oct.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The village lasted for several years as a communal village, and then families moved onto their own larger parcels of land nearby. Several years passed before a trading center developed. The first public structure erected in Goessel was the Mennonite Brethren church in 1890, and one of the first businesses was a creamery station established that same year. In 1891 a small mercantile store was opened and Dr. Peter Richert moved into a building that was used as his doctor's office; later it became a post office. Dr. Richert read the story of Captain Kurt von Goessel, who went down with his steamship ''Elbe'' in the English Channel, and decided to submit the name '''Goessel''' to the U.S. Postal Department; the name was accepted on April 13, 1895.<ref name="MarionCountyBook">''Marion County Kansas : Past and Present''; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.</ref>

===20th century===
[[File:Goessel mural.jpg|thumb|right|Goessel mural (2015)]]
In 1910, Goessel was platted and had a population of 100 people. In 1952, Goessel was incorporated and had a population of 260.<ref name="MarionCountyBook"/> In 2010, the United States Census reported 248 households and a population of 539.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-11-02 }}</ref>

On March 13, 1990, Goessel was damaged by an [[F5 tornado|"extreme F5" tornado]] during a [[March 1990 Central US tornado outbreak#The Hesston and Goessel Tornado Family|tornado outbreak]]. The severity of the damage left behind by this tornado led some meteorologists to believe that the Goessel tornado was among the strongest ever documented at that time.<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas P. Grazulis|title=Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991|date=July 1993|publisher=The Tornado Project of Environmental Films|location=St. Johnsbury, Vermont|isbn=1-879362-03-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Smith|date=April 20, 1990|title=Kansas twister might be the strongest ever recorded|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1906&dat=19900410&id=b_4fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Bv8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5148,4487056|newspaper=Fort Scott Tribune|location=unknown|access-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref>

Goessel is home to the Mennonite Heritage Museum, a complex of eight buildings that preserve artifacts from early Mennonite households, farms, schools, and churches and the Bethesda Mennonite Hospital.<ref name="Kansas Mennonite Museum">{{Cite web |url=http://heritagemuseum.mennonite.net/ |title=Home - Mennonite Heritage Museum |access-date=2015-11-02 |archive-date=2015-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105094134/http://heritagemuseum.mennonite.net/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
Goessel is located in the [[Great Plains]] of the state of [[Kansas]].<ref name="GNIS"/>  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>  The county line is one mile west of Goessel.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters with very cold periods.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1960= 327
|1970= 386
|1980= 421
|1990= 506
|2000= 565
|2010= 539
|2020= 556
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 556 people, 200 households, and 135 families in Goessel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Goessel%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,467.0 per square mile (566.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 585.8 per square mile (226.2/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Goessel%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 93.71% (521) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (93.17% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.18% (1) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.0% (0) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.0% (0) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.18% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.08% (6) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.86% (27) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Goessel%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 1.8% (10) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Goessel%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 200 households, 32.5% had children under the age of 18; 58.5% were married couples living together; 23.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 31.5% of households consisted of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Goessel%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 19.2% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Goessel%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

27.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 109.8 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $53,750 (with a margin of error of +/- $17,685) and the median family income was $75,417 (+/- $16,757).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Goessel%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $51,204 (+/- $1,721) versus $21,985 (+/- $8,569) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $39,722 (+/- $11,894).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Goessel%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 3.0% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.9% of those under the age of 18 and 1.7% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Goessel%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Goessel%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 539 people, 206 households, and 140 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1540.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 231 housing units at an average density of {{convert|660.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 206 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.0% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the city was 48.6 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.9% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 30.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.

==Area events==
* Goessel Threshing Days,<ref>[http://www.wheatco.org/threshing-days.html Goessel Thresing Days.]</ref> located at Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum.<ref>[https://www.goesselmuseum.com/country-threshing-days-goessel Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum.]</ref> Old-fashioned [[threshing]] demonstration / displaying / demonstrating antique equipment related to [[farming]] during the past century. Numerous antique [[tractors]] are displayed. [[Ethnic Mennonite]] food is available.
* Goessel Harvest Festival.

==Area attractions==
[[Image:Wheat Threshing Demo at Goessel Threshing Days in Goessel, Kansas.jpg|thumb|right|Wheat [[threshing]] demo at Goessel Threshing Days (2010)]]
* Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum,<ref>[http://www.kansastravel.org/mennoniteheritagemuseum.htm Mennonite Heritage Museum]</ref> 200 N Poplar St. The Mennonite Heritage Museum was dedicated in 1974. It is a museum of artifacts of the Mennonites that settled in the Goessel area. The museum has eight buildings that depict the life of the immigrants who moved to Goessel.<ref>[http://www.kansasphototour.com/gossel.htm Kansas Photo Tour - Goessel]</ref>
* [[Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church]],<ref>[http://www.alexanderwohl.org Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church]</ref> 1&nbsp;mi north on K-15 Highway.
* Kansas Historical Marker - [https://web.archive.org/web/20140302081518/http://threshingstone.com/images/HistoricalSignatAlexanderwohl.png ''The Mennonites In Kansas''],<ref>[http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-historical-markers/14999#31 Kansas Historical Marker - The Mennonites In Kansas]</ref> 1&nbsp;mi north on K-15 Highway.

==Government==
The Goessel government consists of a mayor and five council members.  The council meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 8PM.<ref name="gov1">[http://www.lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=603 Goessel - Directory of Public Officials]</ref>
* City Hall, 101 S Cedar St.

==Education==

===Public===
The community is served by [[Goessel USD 411]] public school district.
* [[Goessel High School]], 100 E Main St.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usd411.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Senior%20High%20School |title=Goessel Senior High School |access-date=2010-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520013724/http://www.usd411.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Senior%20High%20School |archive-date=2012-05-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Goessel Junior High School, 100 E Main St.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usd411.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Junior%20High%20School |title=Goessel Junior High School |access-date=2010-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309084839/http://www.usd411.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Junior%20High%20School |archive-date=2012-03-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Goessel Elementary School, 500 E Main St.<ref>[http://www.usd411.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Elementary%20School Goessel Elementary School]</ref>

====Sports====
The Goessel High School mascot is a Bluebird.

It offers football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, golf and track and field.  Goessel Jr/Sr. High School is a member of the Wheat State League and the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA).

Past Championships:
* 1976 Boys Cross Country - Class 1A<ref name="cc">{{cite web | title = Cross Country | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/CrossCountry/History.cfm | access-date = 8 January 2017 | archive-date = 13 November 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161113172508/http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/CrossCountry/History.cfm | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* 1988 Boys Basketball - Class 1A<ref name="basketball">{{cite web | title = Basketball | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/History.cfm | access-date = 3 January 2017 | archive-date = 2 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170102171800/http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/History.cfm | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* 2015 Scholars' Bowl - Class 1A
* 2015 Volleyball - Class 1A
* 2016 Girls Cross Country - Class 1A

===Library===
Each USD 411 school has a library for student access.

The city is served by the Goessel Public Library at 101 South Cedar Street.  The library is a member of the https://lib.nckls.org/ North Central Kansas Libraries System], which provides an inter-library book loan service for its members. The library's mission is to meet the needs of the town with programming, materials, computers and free 24 hour internet access.

==Media==
{{See also|List of newspapers in Kansas|List of radio stations in Kansas|List of television stations in Kansas}}

===Print===
* ''[[Hillsboro Free Press]]'', free newspaper for greater [[Marion County, Kansas|Marion County]] area.
* ''[[Newton Kansan|The Newton Kansan]]'', regional newspaper from [[Newton, Kansas|Newton]].

===Radio===
Goessel is served by numerous [[Radio broadcasting|radio stations]] of the [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]-[[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]] listening market area,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ontheradio.net/metro/wichita_ks.aspx |title=Wichita-Hutchinson Radio market. |access-date=October 20, 2011 |archive-date=October 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022013445/http://www.ontheradio.net/metro/wichita_ks.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[satellite radio]].  See ''[[Media in Wichita, Kansas]]''.

===Television===
Goessel is served by over-the-air [[ATSC]] [[digital television|digital TV]] of the [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]-[[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]] viewing market area,<ref>[http://www.stationindex.com/tv/markets/Wichita-Hutchinson Wichita-Hutchinson TV market.]</ref> [[cable TV]], and [[Satellite television|satellite TV]].  See ''[[Media in Wichita, Kansas]]''.

==Infrastructure==
[[Image:Threshing stone near Goessel, Kansas.jpg|thumb|right|[[Threshing stone]] near [[Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church]] (2011)]]

===Transportation===
[[K-15 (Kansas highway)|K-15]] highway runs along the east side of the city.

===Utilities===
* Internet
** DSL is provided by Moundridge Telephone Company.
** Wireless is provided by [http://www.Pixius.com/ Pixius Communications].
** Satellite is provided by [[HughesNet]], [[StarBand]], [[Wildblue|WildBlue]].
* TV
** Cable is provided by Moundridge Telephone Company.
** Satellite is provided by [[DirecTV]], [[Dish Network]].
** Terrestrial is provided by regional [[digital television|digital TV]] stations.
* Phone
** Landline is provided by [http://mtelco.net/ Moundridge Telephone Company].
* Electricity
** City is provided by [[Westar Energy]].
** Rural is provided by Westar Energy and Flint Hills RECA.
* Natural Gas
** Service is provided by [[Kansas Gas Service]].
* Water 
** City is provided by Marion County RWD #4, billed by City of Goessel.
** Rural is provided by Marion County RWD #4 ([https://www.krwa.net/Portals/krwa/mapovers/MN02-04.pdf map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407225804/https://www.krwa.net/Portals/krwa/mapovers/MN02-04.pdf |date=April 7, 2020 }}) and Harvey County RWD #1 ([https://www.krwa.net/Portals/krwa/mapovers/HV01.pdf map]).
* Sewer
** Service is provided by City of Goessel.
* Trash
** Service is provided by City of Goessel.

==Notable people==
* [[Ira Anders]] (1942-2025), politician who served four terms in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]]
* [[Wes Buller]] (1928-2018), football coach
* [[Shirley Knight]] (1936-2020), American [[Theatre|stage]], [[Film|screen]] and [[television]] actress. [[Academy Award]]-nominated actress
* [[Duane D. Thiessen]] (b. 1951), Major General, [[United States Marine Corps]].
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==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Kansas]]
* [[Marion County, Kansas#Historical maps|Historical Maps of Marion County, Kansas]]
* [[Chisholm Trail]]
* [[Threshing stone|Threshing Stone]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{See also|Marion County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Marion County, Kansas}}
* ''In Earlier Days: A History of Goessel, Kansas''; Marjorie Jantzen; Mennonite Immigrant Historical Foundation; 1987.
* ''A Heritage of Care : A History of the Mennonite Bethesda Society, Bethesda Home, Goessel Kansas''; Kristine Flaming Schmucker.
* [http://tools.bethelks.edu/mennonitelife/pre2000/1949oct.pdf ''Alexanderwohl Villages in Kansas, 1874 (map)''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216092225/http://tools.bethelks.edu/mennonitelife/pre2000/1949oct.pdf |date=2013-02-16 }}; P.U. Schmidt; Mennonite Life; October 1949.
* [http://tools.bethelks.edu/mennonitelife/pre2000/1974dec.pdf ''The Alexanderwohl Church Building'']{{Dead link|date=December 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}; Alvin Gooseen; Mennonite Life; December 1974.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Goessel, Kansas}}
;City
* {{Official website|https://www.goesselks.com/|Goessel - Official}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260724 Goessel - Directory of Public Officials], League of Kansas Municipalities
;Historical
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130509035324/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/cemetery/CemList.html Marion County cemetery list], archive of KsGenWeb
* [https://www.kshs.org/p/marion-county-history-bibliography/13487 Marion County history bibliography],  [http://www.kshs.org/p/marion-county-schools-bibliography/13662 Marion County school bibliography], Kansas Historical Society
;Maps
* [https://archive.org/download/usgs_drg_ks_38097_b3/o38097b3.tif Topo Map of Goessel and Walton area], USGS

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