Welcome to Woodruff ...

Woodruff is located in Oneida County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodruff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Woodruff is 4,480 feet [1,366 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Woodruff is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Woodruff: (208) and (986)<3>

Communities Also Named Woodruff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Woodruff - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Colorado, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Woodruff ...

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

• Preston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
• Malad City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
  • Malad City is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <5>
• Lewiston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Former names for Lewiston:
  • Cub Hill
  • Poverty Flat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <5>
• Newton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Clarkston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
  • Clarkston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <5>
• Trenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Dayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Fielding
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fielding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
  • Fielding is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fielding <5>
• Weston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Plymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodruff ...

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

Adding Woodruff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodruff 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 Woodruff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Woodruff post office opened in 1894.

We also found Woodruff mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodruff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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