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Welcome to Woodruff ...

Woodruff is located in McLean 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 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Woodruff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Woodruff: This one is located in McLean County and the other is located in Cook County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 20 communities that are also named Woodruff - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Colorado, Florida, Idaho, 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.

Websites for Woodruff ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Woodruff, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Woodruff ...

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

  • Bloomington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Normal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Morton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Morton is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <3>
  • Eureka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Metamora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • El Paso
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tremont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Roanoke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mackinaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Former name for Mackinaw:
    • Mackinawtown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <3>

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 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 (so far) for Woodruff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Woodruff post office opened in 1894. The Woodruff post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodruff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodruff - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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