Welcome to Woodensburg ...

Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Woodensburg, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodensburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Woodensburg is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Woodensburg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Woodensburg, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Woodensburg ...

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

• Baltimore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Westminster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Mount Airy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Hampstead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
• Manchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Sykesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>
• New Windsor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • New Windsor is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <5>
• Union Bridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bridge
  • Union Bridge is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Bridge <5>
• Railroad
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Railroad have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad
  • Railroad is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Railroad <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodensburg ...

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

Adding Woodensburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodensburg 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 Woodensburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Woodensburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodensburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/