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)
- Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
- Siasconset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siasconset
- Katama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Katama is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Edgartown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Oak Bluffs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Bass River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bass River is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
- Hyannis Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
- Maushop Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
- West Yarmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
- Craigville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
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.
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). |