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Welcome to Woods ...

Woods is located in Floyd County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Woods, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Woods is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Woods is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Woods ...

While we believe that this Woods is located in Floyd County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Woods. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harlan and Hopkins County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 33 communities that are also named Woods - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, 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.

  • Pikeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Paintsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Prestonsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
    • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
  • Coal Run Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Inez
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
  • Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
  • Wayland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Kermit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <4>
  • Warfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
    • Warfield is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <4>
  • Allen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <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 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 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 Woods was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Woods post office opened in 1904.

We also found Woods on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woods.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woods - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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