Welcome to West Woodstock ...
West Woodstock is located in Windham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Woodstock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.
A typical abbreviation for West Woodstock: W. Woodstock
West Woodstock is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Woodstock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Woodstock: 860 & 959<3>
Communities Also Named West Woodstock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Woodstock - they are located in New York and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Woodstock.
Communities near West Woodstock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Woodstock.
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Tolland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Windham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Killingly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Webster
- From West Woodstock to Webster
- Burrillville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Southbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Southbridge
- From West Woodstock to Southbridge
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Windham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Tolland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 West Woodstock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Woodstock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Woodstock. 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 West Woodstock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Woodstock. See our Newspapers Page for West Woodstock.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Woodstock ...
Looking for more information about West Woodstock? 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 West Woodstock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Woodstock.
Adding West Woodstock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Woodstock 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 West Woodstock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the West Woodstock post office opened in 1825.
We also found West Woodstock in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Woodstock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Woodstock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Woodstock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the West Woodstock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the West Woodstock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |