Welcome to Wood ...

Wood is located in Payette County<1>.

The location of Wood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Wood is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wood is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wood lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Wood: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Wood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Wood - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wood ...

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

• Ontario
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Payette
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payette
  • Payette is located in Payette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payette <5>
• Fruitland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Payette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <5>
• Weiser
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
  • Weiser is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weiser <5>
• Nyssa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyssa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
  • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <5>
• Vale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
  • Vale is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <5>
• New Plymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Plymouth
  • New Plymouth is located in Payette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Plymouth <5>
• Washoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe
  • Washoe is located in Payette County
• Buckingham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
  • Buckingham is located in Payette County
• Eaton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Washington County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wood ...

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

Adding Wood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wood 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 Wood was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Wood mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Payette County: www.payettecounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/