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Welcome to Woods Crossroads ...

Woods Crossroads is located in Johnston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Woods Crossroads: Woods Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Woods Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Woods Crossroads.

Woods Crossroads is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Woods Crossroads: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Woods Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Woods Crossroads - they are located in South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Woods Crossroads ...

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

  • Smithfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Dunn is located in Harnett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
  • Selma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Angier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Erwin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Erwin is located in Harnett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
  • Benson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lillington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Wilson's Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
    • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
  • Coats
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Coats is located in Harnett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <4>
  • Four Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woods Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woods Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Woods Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Woods Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.