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Welcome to Woods Corners ...

Woods Corners is located in Ionia County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Woods Corners, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Woods Corners: Woods Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Woods Corners for more information about variations on the name of Woods Corners.

Woods Corners is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Woods Corners lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Woods Corners ...

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

Communities near Woods Corners ...

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

  • Ionia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
    • Ionia is located in Ionia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <4>
  • Greenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • Belding
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lowell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Portland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
  • Saranac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fowler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Carson City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
    • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <4>
  • Westphalia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woods Corners ...

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

Adding Woods Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woods Corners in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Woods Corners was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Woods Corners on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woods Corners.

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

The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ionia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woods Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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