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Welcome to Woodward ...

Woodward is located in Jefferson County<1>.


The location of Woodward has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodward, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Woodward is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Woodward lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Woodward: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Woodward ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Woodward: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Calhoun County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 13 communities that are also named Woodward - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodward.

Communities near Woodward ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woodward.

  • Birmingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
  • Mountain Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <5>
  • Center Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pell City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gardendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Moody
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <5>
  • Irondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Woodward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodward.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodward. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodward.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodward. See our Newspapers Page for Woodward.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodward ...

Looking for more information about Woodward? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Woodward, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woodward.

Adding Woodward to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodward in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Woodward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Woodward post office opened in 1886.

We also found Woodward in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodward.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodward. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodward - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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