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Welcome to Woods ...

Woods is located in Madison County<1>.

Woods is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Woods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Woods - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, New York (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Woods ...

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

  • Florissant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Granite City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • Edwardsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <3>
  • Ferguson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
  • Godfrey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jennings
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
  • Glen Carbon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <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 Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woods.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woods ...

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

Adding Woods to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woods 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 Woods was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woods.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woods - 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.