Welcome to Woodrow ...

Woodrow is located in Breckinridge County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodrow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Woodrow is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Woodrow (for example, toward Vine Grove), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Woodrow: (270)

Communities Also Named Woodrow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Woodrow - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Woodrow ...

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

• Leitchfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Vine Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
  • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <4>
• Brandenburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
  • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <4>
• Hardinsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
• Irvington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• Cloverport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
• Clarkson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
• Ekron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
  • Ekron is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
• Dyer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
• Harned
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harned have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harned
  • Harned is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harned <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 Woodrow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodrow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodrow ...

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

Adding Woodrow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Woodrow post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodrow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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