Welcome to The Woods ...
The Woods is located in Nantucket County<1>.
The Woods is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: The Woods lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for The Woods: 508 & 774<3>
Communities Also Named The Woods ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named The Woods - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (2), 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 The Woods.
Communities near The Woods ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near The Woods.
- Pocomo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
- Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
- Siasconset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siasconset have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siasconset
- Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
- Katama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Edgartown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Oak Bluffs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Bass River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
- Bass River is located in Barnstable County
- Dennis Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Port have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
- Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Hyannis Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
- Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Maushop Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maushop Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
- Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
- West Yarmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
- West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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 The Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Woods.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of The 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 The Woods.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around The Woods. See our Newspapers Page for The Woods.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Nantucket, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Woods - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the The Woods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the The Woods area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |