Welcome to Woodbine ...

Woodbine is primarily located in Whitley County<1>. A portion of Woodbine extends into Knox County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodbine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Woodbine is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Woodbine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Woodbine (for example, toward Jamestown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Woodbine: 606

The ZIP code for Woodbine: 40771<3>

Communities Also Named Woodbine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Woodbine - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Woodbine ...

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

• London
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Laurel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to London
  • From Woodbine to London
• Williamsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Williamsburg
  • From Woodbine to Williamsburg
• Barbourville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <4>
• Gray
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Gray is located in Knox County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gray
  • From Woodbine to Gray
• Hopewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Laurel County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hopewell
  • From Woodbine to Hopewell
• Rockholds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
  • Rockholds is located in Whitley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rockholds
  • From Woodbine to Rockholds
• Dorthae
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
  • Dorthae is located in Laurel County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dorthae
  • From Woodbine to Dorthae
• Keavy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
  • Keavy is located in Laurel County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keavy
  • From Woodbine to Keavy
• Lily
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Lily is located in Laurel County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lily
  • From Woodbine to Lily
• Heidrick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
  • Heidrick is located in Knox County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Heidrick
  • From Woodbine to Heidrick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodbine ...

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

Adding Woodbine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodbine 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 Woodbine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Woodbine post office opened in 1844.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodbine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/