Welcome to Woodrow ...

Woodrow is located in Haywood County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodrow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Woodrow is 2,680 feet [817 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Woodrow is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Woodrow is located in the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Woodrow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Woodrow: This one is located in Haywood County and the other is located in Craven County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 20 communities that are also named Woodrow - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Woodrow ...

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

• Waynesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
  • Waynesville is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <4>
• Brevard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
• Mills River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Canton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Hazelwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
• Clyde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Maggie Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
  • Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <4>
• Morning Star
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
  • Morning Star is located in Haywood County
• West Canton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
  • West Canton is located in Haywood County
• Lake Junaluska
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Junaluska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junaluska
  • Lake Junaluska is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Junaluska <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 Woodrow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodrow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodrow ...

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

Adding Woodrow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodrow 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 Woodrow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Woodrow post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodrow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Haywood County: www.gov.co.haywood.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/