Welcome to North Woodbury ...
So far, we found very little information about North Woodbury. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added North Woodbury to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with North Woodbury, please Contact Us.
North Woodbury would have been located within present day Litchfield County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Woodbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
A typical abbreviation for North Woodbury: N. Woodbury
While the community is gone, the present day location for North Woodbury is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where North Woodbury was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where North Woodbury was located: 203 & 475<4>
Communities Also Named North Woodbury ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Woodbury - they are located in New Jersey and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Woodbury.
Communities near North Woodbury ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Woodbury.
- Waterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Waterbury is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterbury <5>
- Waterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Danbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <5>
- Danbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Hamden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Southington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
- Southington is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,829 people
- Shelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
- Shelton is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <5>
- Shelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 North Woodbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Woodbury.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Woodbury. 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 North Woodbury.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Woodbury. See our Newspapers Page for North Woodbury.
Adding North Woodbury to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Woodbury 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 North Woodbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the North Woodbury post office opened in 1889.
We also found North Woodbury in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Woodbury.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Woodbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Litchfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Woodbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 203 code has been Overlayed with the 475 area code. New phone numbers in the North Woodbury area will be assigned with one of these codes: 203 or 475. As a result, placing a call in the North Woodbury area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |