Welcome to Wood ...

Wood is located in Clayton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Wood is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Wood: (563)

Communities Also Named Wood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Wood - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wood ...

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

• Manchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Dyersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <3>
• Guttenberg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
  • Guttenberg is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guttenberg <3>
• Elkader
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
  • Elkader is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <3>
• Strawberry Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
  • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <3>
• Cassville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
  • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
• Edgewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <3>
• Earlville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <3>
• Garnavillo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo
  • Garnavillo is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnavillo <3>
• Delhi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wood ...

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

Adding Wood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wood 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 Wood was in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

We also found Wood in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Wood post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/