Welcome to Woodin ...

Woodin is located in Silver Bow County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodin, 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.

Woodin is 5,570 feet [1,698 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Woodin is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Woodin lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Woodin: (406)

Communities Also Named Woodin ...

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

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

Communities near Woodin ...

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

• Butte - Silver Bow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
  • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
• Walkerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <4>
• Divide
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Divide is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <4>
• Moose Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
  • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
• Highland City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
  • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
• Wise River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise River
  • Wise River is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise River <4>
• Glendale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
• Janney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
• Melrose
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Melrose is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>
• Ramsay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsay <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodin ...

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

Adding Woodin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Woodin mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/