Welcome to Woodburn ...

Woodburn is located in Macoupin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Woodburn is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Woodburn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Woodburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Woodburn - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Woodburn ...

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

• Alton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Edwardsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
• Godfrey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
  • Godfrey is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <4>
• Glen Carbon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
  • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <4>
• Wood River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Wood River is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <4>
• Bethalto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethalto
  • Bethalto is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethalto <4>
• Jerseyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseyville
  • Jerseyville is located in Jersey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerseyville <4>
• East Alton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
  • East Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
• Carlinville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinville
  • Carlinville is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlinville <4>
• Staunton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodburn ...

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

Adding Woodburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodburn 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 Woodburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Woodburn post office opened in 1837.

We also found Woodburn in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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