Welcome to Woodville ...

Woodville is located in Adams County<1>.

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

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

Woodville is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Woodville: (217)

Communities Also Named Woodville ...

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

Beyond Illinois, there are 58 communities that are also named Woodville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Indiana (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Woodville ...

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

• Keokuk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
  • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <4>
• Hamilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Carthage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lewis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Warsaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Camp Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Point
  • Camp Point is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Point <4>
• Mendon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
  • Mendon is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <4>
• La Grange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lewis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Clayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Golden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <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 Woodville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodville ...

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

Adding Woodville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov