Welcome to Woodfords ...

Woodfords is located in Alpine County<1>.

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

Woodfords was established in 1847.

Woodfords is 5,610 feet [1,710 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Woodfords is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Woodfords is located in the (530) area code.

Communities Also Named Woodfords ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Woodfords - they are located in Maine and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Woodfords ...

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

• South Lake Tahoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake Tahoe
  • South Lake Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lake Tahoe <4>
• Sorensens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
  • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
• Marklee Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marklee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
  • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County
• Markleeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markleeville
  • Markleeville is located in Alpine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markleeville <4>
• Gardnerville Ranchos
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville Ranchos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
  • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Sheridan ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Centerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Loope ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
  • Loope is located in Alpine County
• Mottsville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
  • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Echo Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Echo Lake is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo Lake <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 Woodfords. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodfords.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodfords ...

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

Adding Woodfords to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodfords 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 Woodfords was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodfords.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alpine County: www.co.alpine.ca.us/

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