Welcome to Woodcrest ...

Woodcrest is located in Riverside County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodcrest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

Woodcrest is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Woodcrest lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Woodcrest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Woodcrest - they are located in Alabama, Delaware (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina (3) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Woodcrest ...

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

• Riverside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• San Bernardino
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardino
  • San Bernardino is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Bernardino <4>
• Fontana
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
  • Fontana is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana <4>
• Moreno Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreno Valley
  • Moreno Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreno Valley <4>
• Rancho Cucamonga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cucamonga
  • Rancho Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cucamonga <4>
• Corona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <4>
• Jurupa Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
  • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
• Rialto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
  • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <4>
• Menifee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
  • Menifee is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,675 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <4>
• Perris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perris
  • Perris is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perris <4>

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 Woodcrest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodcrest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodcrest. 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 Woodcrest.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodcrest ...

Looking for more information about Woodcrest? 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 Woodcrest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woodcrest.

Adding Woodcrest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodcrest 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 Woodcrest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Woodcrest post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodcrest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/