Goodwater, Alabama is a small town located in Coosa County in the east-central portion of the state. It lies in the upper northeast corner of the county, just a few miles northwest of Alexander City.

Places of interest near Goodwater include Hatchet Creek, which is known for its beds of Cahaba Lilies. It is also near Lake Martin, which is one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States.

GThe town of Goodwater is approximately 49 miles north of Montgomery, Alabama and close to Birmingham and Atlanta. It is about a three-hour drive to the beaches of south Alabama and the Florida Panhandle and two hours from the mountains of Tennessee.