Welcome to Woolford ...

Woolford is located in Dorchester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woolford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Woolford is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Woolford: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

The ZIP code for Woolford: 21677<5>

Communities Also Named Woolford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Woolford - it's located in Alberta.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woolford.

Communities near Woolford ...

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

• Easton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <6>
• Cambridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <6>
• Hurlock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <6>
• Saint Michaels
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
  • Saint Michaels is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michaels <6>
• Trappe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe
  • Trappe is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trappe <6>
• Oxford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• Secretary
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secretary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secretary
  • Secretary is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secretary <6>
• East New Market
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Market
  • East New Market is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East New Market <6>
• Vienna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <6>
• Patamoke Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patamoke Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
  • Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester 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 Woolford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woolford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woolford ...

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

Adding Woolford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woolford 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 Woolford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Woolford post office opened in 1879.

We also found Woolford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woolford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/

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