RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Alabama >> Saint Clair County >> Woods FerryIndex...

Welcome to Woods Ferry ...

Woods Ferry is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

Woods Ferry is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Woods Ferry (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Woods Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Woods Ferry - they are located in South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Woods Ferry ...

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

  • Oxford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Anniston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Talladega
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pell City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Southside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Southside is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <3>
  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
  • Margaret
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
    • Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <3>
  • Springville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Odenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ashville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
    • Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woods Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woods Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.