Welcome to Woodville ...

Woodville is located in Lincoln Parish<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 1854.

Woodville is 280 feet [85 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: (318)

Communities Also Named Woodville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 58 communities that are also named Woodville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Kentucky, 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.

• Ruston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
  • Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <4>
• Grambling
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grambling
  • Grambling is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grambling <4>
• Jonesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Arcadia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Choudrant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
  • Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <4>
• Dubach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
  • Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <4>
• Simsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
  • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <4>
• Chatham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Hodge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <4>
• North Hodge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
  • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people

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 1854.

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 Lincoln Parish: www.lincolnparish.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/