Welcome to Woodstown ...
So far, we found very little information about Woodstown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Woodstown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Woodstown, please Contact Us.
Woodstown would have been located within present day Henry County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Woodstown is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Woodstown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Woodstown was located: 770, 470 & 678<4>
Communities Also Named Woodstown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Woodstown - they are located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodstown.
Websites for Woodstown ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.henrycounty.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Woodstown, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Woodstown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woodstown.
- Milstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Stockbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <6>
- Stockbridge North
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- McDonough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- McDonough is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <6>
- Conyers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyers
- Conyers is located in Rockdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyers <6>
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <6>
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <6>
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <6>
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- East Wood
(15 miles [24.1 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 Woodstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodstown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodstown. 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 Woodstown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodstown. See our Newspapers Page for Woodstown.
Adding Woodstown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Woodstown in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Woodstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Woodstown post office opened in 1893.
We also found Woodstown on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodstown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Woodstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodstown - 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 770 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470 or 678. New phone numbers in the Woodstown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Woodstown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |