Welcome to Woolworth ...

Woolworth is located in Humphreys County<1>.

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

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

Woolworth is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Woolworth is within the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Woolworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Woolworth - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Woolworth ...

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

• Brevards Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
  • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
• Oakridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
  • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
• Brownsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
• Halls Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
• Pigeon Roost
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Waverly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• New Johnsonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
  • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <4>
• McEwen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
  • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <4>
• Throckmorton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
  • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
• Dover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Stewart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Former name for Dover:
  • Monroe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <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 Woolworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woolworth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woolworth ...

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

Adding Woolworth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Woolworth post office opened in 1883.

We also found Woolworth in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woolworth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/