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Welcome to Woodworth ...

Woodworth is primarily located in Missoula County<1>. A portion of Woodworth extends into Powell County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Woodworth is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Woodworth is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Woodworth: 406

Communities Also Named Woodworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Woodworth: This one is located in Missoula County and the other is located in Deer Lodge County.

Beyond Montana, there are 9 communities that are also named Woodworth - they are located in California, Illinois, Louisiana, Manitoba, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Woodworth ...

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

  • Seeley Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ovando
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenough
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garnet ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Garnet is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
  • Reynolds City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Reynolds City is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
  • Stump Town ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Stump Town is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
  • Beartown ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Beartown is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Helmville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Bearmouth ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
  • Clinton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodworth ...

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

Adding Woodworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodworth 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 Woodworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Woodworth post office opened in 1889. The Woodworth post office closed in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodworth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Missoula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodworth - 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/