Welcome to Wood Lake ...

Wood Lake is located in Saint Bernard Parish<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Wood Lake: Wood Lk.

Wood Lake is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Wood Lake: (504)

Communities Also Named Wood Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Wood Lake - they are located in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wood Lake ...

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

• Gretna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Alluvial City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alluvial City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alluvial City
  • Alluvial City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Shell Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
  • Shell Beach is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Yscloskey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yscloskey
  • Yscloskey is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Hopedale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
  • Hopedale is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Saint Bernard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
  • Saint Bernard is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bernard <4>
• Sebastopol
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Poydras
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poydras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
  • Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Mohawk City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
  • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Violet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
  • Violet is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Violet <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 Wood Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wood Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wood Lake ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Bernard Parish: www.st-bernard.la.us/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/