![]() ![]() John Hicks, catcher for MLB's Texas Rangers.Carl Gordon (1932–2010), actor best known for appearing on the Fox TV series Roc. ![]() Census Bureau, the Goochland CDP has a total area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km 2), of which 4.5 square miles (11.6 km 2) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 1.18%, are water. Interstate 64 passes 7 miles (11 km) to the northeast of Goochland, with access from Exit 159 at Gum Spring (US 522) and from Exit 167 at Oilville.Īccording to the U.S. Virginia Route 6 follows US 522 through the center of Goochland, but leads east 29 miles (47 km) to Richmond and west 16 miles (26 km) to Columbia. Route 522 passes through the center of the community, leading north 27 miles (43 km) to Mineral and south 10 miles (16 km) to its southern terminus at U.S. Goochland is located just south of the center of Goochland County and just north of the James River. 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. The community is also known as Goochland Courthouse or by an alternative spelling, Goochland Court House. The population as of the 2010 census was 861. Goochland is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Goochland County, Virginia, United States. ![]()
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