Welcome to Woods ...

Woods is located in Cass County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Woods, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woods, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Woods is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Woods lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Woods: (701)

Communities Also Named Woods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Woods - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, New York (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Woods ...

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

• West Fargo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fargo
  • West Fargo is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fargo <5>
• Horace
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
  • Horace is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horace <5>
• Casselton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselton
  • Casselton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casselton <5>
• Mapleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <5>
• Enderlin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enderlin
  • Enderlin is located in Ransom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enderlin <5>
• Kindred
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
  • Kindred is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <5>
• Oxbow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Oxbow is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
• Davenport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <5>
• Walcott
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
  • Walcott is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <5>
• Leonard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Leonard is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woods ...

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

Adding Woods to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woods 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 Woods was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Woods post office opened in 1888.

We also found Woods in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woods.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.nd.us/

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/