Goessel is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.

[4] The city was named after Captain Kurt von Goessel (1852–1895) who went down with his ship, the Elbe, in the English Channel after it was rammed.

For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans.

In 1803, most of the land for present-day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000-square-mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1855, Marion County was established within the Kansas Territory and included present-day Goessel.

[5] The year 1874 saw the first wave of an immigration of Plautdietsch-speaking Russian Mennonites to south-central Kansas.

The move was an attempt to preserve religious heritage and freedom after exclusion from military service was rescinded.

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.

The village of Gnadenfeld (translation: Grace Field) was located where Goessel now stands.

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.

[1] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2), all land.

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

The 2020 United States census counted 556 people, 200 households, and 135 families in Goessel.

[2] The community is served by Goessel USD 411 public school district.

It offers football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, golf and track and field.

Past Championships: 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's mission is to meet the needs of the town with programming, materials, computers and free 24 hour internet access.