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Welcome to South Woodstock ...

South Woodstock is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Woodstock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for South Woodstock: S. Woodstock

South Woodstock is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Woodstock: 207

Communities Also Named South Woodstock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named South Woodstock - they are located in Connecticut and Vermont.

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

Communities near South Woodstock ...

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

  • Turner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
  • Rumford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Norway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
  • Oxford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mechanic Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bethel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mexico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Woodstock ...

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

Adding South Woodstock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Woodstock 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 (so far) for South Woodstock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Woodstock post office opened in 1874. The South Woodstock post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Woodstock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Oxford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Woodstock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/