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Welcome to Woodmere ...

Woodmere is located in Sarasota County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodmere, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Woodmere is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Woodmere: 941

Communities Also Named Woodmere ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Woodmere - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, Ohio (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Woodmere ...

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

  • North Port
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Venice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Venice is located in Sarasota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <3>
  • Englewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Manasota Key
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nokomis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Warm Mineral Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • El Jobean
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rotonda West
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodmere ...

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

Adding Woodmere to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodmere 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 Woodmere was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Woodmere post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodmere.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Sarasota, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodmere - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/