Welcome to Woodford ...

Woodford is located in Caroline County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Woodford is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Woodford: (804)

Communities Also Named Woodford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Woodford - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Woodford ...

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

• Fredericksburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Bowling Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Port Royal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• New London
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Caroline County
• Stuart Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
  • Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
• Arcadia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
• Thornburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
  • Thornburg is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornburg <4>
• DeJarnette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
  • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
• Marye
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
  • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
• Olney Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
  • Olney Corner is located in Caroline County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodford ...

Looking for more information about Woodford? 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 Woodford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Woodford.

Adding Woodford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Woodford post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/