Welcome to Woodlyn ...

Woodlyn is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodlyn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Woodlyn is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Woodlyn ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Woodlyn, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Woodlyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Woodlyn - they are located in Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Woodlyn ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Norristown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• West Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
• Yeadon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <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 Woodlyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodlyn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodlyn ...

Looking for more information about Woodlyn? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Woodlyn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Woodlyn.

Adding Woodlyn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Woodlyn post office opened in 1892.

We also found Woodlyn on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodlyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/