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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- 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)
- Edwardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Godfrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Jennings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jennings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Glen Carbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |